What’s in the heart symbol?

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Have you ever wondered where the universal heart symbol originated?
In every part of the world the symbol is understood, just as ‘love’ itself
is understood universally. 

Love – the language of the heart, no matter where
we are, who we connect with – if we are ‘loving’, people ‘get it’.

When I first started the Look for Signs of Love project I wondered myself 
where on earth the symbol started and how it could become so universally known.
Then last week someone brought the subject up and asked if I knew, which set
me to do this little research.

From what I read – the heart symbol can be traced back to 10,000-8,000 BCE, 
meaning before the last Ice Age where pictographs were discovered in
Europe.  No one knows for sure what meaning the symbol had at that time. 

It was in the Middle Ages – the heart symbol became a universal symbol and
it’s meaning of ‘love’ has evolved over all these years. 

I believe the meaning of ‘love’ though, will continue to evolve within each of us,
as we entertain more loving thoughts about ourselves, each other, and as we reach
out in kindness to one another in genuine acceptance.

The true essence of Love permeates our being; it’s the sweet fragrance that expands and wings our words to reach the heart.

Love is the breath that breathes us, connects us together in the oneness of what we all share in together –
and the more oneness we know and experience, the deeper richer, more expansive Love will continue to evolve inside us.

Wishing you the experience of great Love beyond your wildest imaginations, and the knowing 
that Life is ..Love
                       In
                       Full
                       Expression
(acronym by Jo Dunning)

loving you,
Theresa
www.lookforsignsoflove.com

**photo by Sherry Ott (http://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/i-heart-photography/)– and check out her water mission,
I think it’s amazing!   … http://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/rickshaw-run/