Health&Wellness Magazine February 2016 | Page 18

18 & February 2016 | Read this issue and more at www.healthandwellnessmagazine.net | Hearts Need Goals Have you set any for 2016? By Sonia Gregory “How many hearts do you have?” I’ve heard new parents comment that with the birth of each child, they seem to grow another heart. Or maybe just the one they have gets bigger, in a good way. It’s good when our figurative heart enlarges; who doesn’t want to be a big-hearted person or to have someone to call their best friend? Yes, our heart is more than an organ in our chest pumping our blood. It’s been called the seat of emotion or the center of our true self. In healthy holistic living, we would call it an integral part of our body-mind-spirit connection. What motivates you to make the choices you do in life? Many would answer easily: It’s their heart. During Heart Healthy Month, it’s good to think about how we could get in better touch with our heartfelt motivations to make good choices, maybe even starting some new habits. Last month was a good time to make some health resolutions. Now’s a good time to think about how to keep them. What are your goals? Who do you love and what do you care about? Most of us agree we’d like to be around a long time with the ones we love and have a high quality of life. Choices we make on a daily basis have bo [