Heart

“As for you, my galvanized friend, you want a heart. You don't know how lucky you are not to have one. Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable.”   - The Wizard of OZ

Some may wonder why the Tin Man would want a heart… why would someone want to feel all the heartache and pain that one can go through? But the wonderful joy you can feel from having a heart can outweigh the bad immeasurably. Having heart is being strong, forgiving, compassionate and full of faith. I also believe that having heart is connected to our intuition.

“Follow Your Heart”…  a common cliché saying that we have all heard a million times. It seems too simple… life is never that simple, right? But what if it was? What if following our heart was merely as easy as it sounds? I’m not saying that we are all making life harder on ourselves, life can be very challenging. I think that following your heart can mean different things to everyone. For me, I’ve learned that my intuition knows more than I give it credit for. And my intuition knows my hearts desires. The issue is that sometimes following your hearts desire is not always easy because sometimes our heart wants one thing, and our mind wants another…. And thus the battle within yourself begins. Other times you know immediately when something is exactly what you want.

When I was given the opportunity to move to Las Vegas to pursue my dream, I knew immediately, without question, that it was meant for me. My intuition knew at that exact moment that all was falling into place for a reason. That answer came very easily and quickly for me. But unfortunately in life, the answers don’t always come so quickly or merely as easily. When those times come, we must keep going in faith that God will guide us to our answer in His timing and in is His way. “We may not see angels, hear heavenly voices, or receive overwhelming spiritual impressions. We frequently may press forward hoping and praying-but without absolute assurance-that we are acting in accordance to God’s will. But as we honor our covenants and keep the commandments, as we strive ever more consistently to do good and to become better, we can walk with the confidence that God will guide our steps.” (David Bednar 2011)

We may not always understand why things happen the way that they do. But if we let our hearts guide us, we will always make it to where we are meant to be. There is no doubt that we will encounter disappointments and heartache along the way, but even when that happens, we must remind ourselves that the joy that we will feel when we get what our heart truly desires, will be better than anything we could have ever imagined. And that joy will help to erase the pain that we once felt. That joy will be a driving force in life… A feeling that we will strive to obtain. I believe that the Tin Man wanted that joy and was willing to endure that heartache that sometimes occurs so that he could experience what it felt like to be loved, to be blessed, to be grateful and to feel the happiness that life has to offer. How wonderful it is that we have to capacity to feel.

XOXO,

Dorothy in Sin City

UPDATE: LVCDT is working on our upcoming performances in Baltimore and Laguna Beach as well as our World Premiere of “Alice Down The Rabbit Hole” in October at the Smith Center in Las Vegas. I am teaching at a local studio and also working part time at a retail store. I am excited for the opportunities that may arise the next few months and look forward to being able to share all my experiences!