A Broken Heart

As I get older and ponder life, I contemplate how much longer my heart will continue to tick and has the loss of love (a broken heart) added to or subtracted from the number of ticks my heart has left in it

A broken heart is a devastating sorrow resulting from the unexpected loss of Love. Fortunately most broken hearts mend but do they take a toll on the heart. I think all my broken hearts have mended but have they taken a toll or made my heart stronger.

Having a broken heart is one of life’s memorable experiences and may only occur a few times. I can only remember three times that I would consider having a truly broken heart.

Surprisingly there are instances where a broken heart has been fatal. These instances were associated with the sudden loss of Security Love. Security Love being the love that exists at unique times in our lives that we need to survive. It is that feeling of being cared for and nurtured, supported in midair by someone else. If that support is taken away suddenly, we enter free fall. It is a loss that I have felt and fortunately survived due to loving support of others.

Friendship Love is a love between yourself and someone that is totally honest, open and comfortable. This love is a rare bond with a few people. A heart break from the loss of Friendship Love seldom fully heals since the rareness of finding someone will always leave a bit of a crack. I have never experience this loss.

Romantic Love is often experienced many times in a life time. It is the go weak in knees, butterflies in the stomach love. It can either be falling in love with the idea of love and wears off after a while (which is why it is the easiest to mend), or it may lead to Unconditional Love which is sincere love that lasts forever. I have been fortunate to experience romantic love but also to have felt heart break. It must have been worth it.

One of my favorite Movies of Love is the Wizard of OZ.
It teaches of Love:
“A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others.”
It teaches of the Pitfalls:
“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.”
It teaches of Heart Break
“Goodbye, Tin man. Oh, don't cry! You'll rust so dreadfully. Here's your oil can.”
“Now I know I've got a heart, 'cause it's breaking”...

Embrace Love and have some duct tape available just incase your heart needs mending.