Stories Collected While Living in France

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Heart Song

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A woman wrote me saying her heart was heavy. She didn't know who to turn to. She asked if I would listen. Have you ever wanted to fill someone's heart with love? The heart is a lonely hunter as it seeks to belong, to be shared.

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The tarnish on a silver cup gives it texture and depth. Wanting it to be perfect, we often try to make it shine without flaw. Whether tarnished or highly polished, a cup (like our heart,) can be filled to nourish our soul even if the drink has touches of sorrow and a twist of the unexpected.  

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Can you hear the song that comes from listening? I believe it sings with the beating of the heart.

The photos are from little things gathered around my home.

Comments

41 responses to “Heart Song”

  1. Jeanne

    When your heart speaks
    take good notes…………..
    My heart is beating with so much love and today I share it with my handsome guy
    Our 13th wedding anniversary
    today.
    Long live our love and this magic of our life.
    Love you
    Jeanne

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  2. Britt-Arnhild

    “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.”
    Epictetus

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  3. herhimnbryn

    I listened to a woman of 84 today.We talked and laughed about her childhood. For the first time in months she did not mention the symptoms of her illness…..I saw the girl in her again.

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  4. sognatrice

    Listening is most definitely an art. And so is letting your silver get tarnished (I need to tell my mom this) 😉 Great pictures, and a wonderful reminder to just let our hearts speak to one another every now and again.

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  5. Penny

    Ah Corey, you’ve done it once again. I LOVE the analogy of the tarnish on the silver. As humans we so often long for and try to produce perfection — and in that trying we overlook the natural beauty, charm and flaws that make us and everyone else whole.

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  6. Eivlys

    OHHHHH ! the first picture with the italian ex-voto , how much yes how much to I care for !!
    ps:maybe I met your belle mere on the market saturday or maybe have we spoke to each other …

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  7. patpaulk

    As we get older if there’s no tarnish on the hide, we haven’t lived very much. I brought the bell from the boat home yesterday to polish. I discovered it’s just like me, some tarnish won’t come off.

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  8. risa

    thank you for this post. i think i ma one of those people who sometimes scribs too hard trying to remove all of that tarnish. it’s good to be reminded that tarnish can be beautiful.

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  9. sheila

    Isn’t the tarnish on silver a little like the laughter lines on a woman’s face?
    It adds character and warmth and shows that it is well loved.
    I am learning, with each passing year, that perfection doesn’t mean pristine. Oft times there is joy to be found in a wrinkle, a tarnished silver cup, even pathos holds appeal.There is joy in all things, we just have to remember to look for it.

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  10. Star

    Absolutely. A little tarnish adds character and shows experience. Great thoughts to start my day 🙂

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  11. Linda

    The heart is a lonely hunter–I love that quote.

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  12. constance

    To open ones heart to another especially in a time of need is a gift and a blessing. We need one another! Thank you for your beautiful heart Corey.

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  13. shabbyinthecity

    I hear you.

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  14. Chantal

    Dear Corey Full of Light 🙂 Once more I so resonate with your post. There is nothing like a singing heart, full of the lightness of having been heard, witnessed and shared. Also, tomorrow my heart will celebrate the 5th anniversary of its singing in tune with its soul partner, all flaws and blemishes embraced.

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  15. paula

    I have heard the song that comes from listening. It is a bird sitting at my window sill, a small soul, long since gone, come back to tell me, “everything is ok, you are not alone”.

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  16. The French Nest

    Your items are stunning…I especially love the painting of the angel

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  17. tommiea

    Corey- Just in the short time I have been reading your blog, I can see how someone would feel comfortable sharing with you.
    again, bringing some great thoughts to my day,

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  18. susanna

    You do have a calming, nurturing, generous quality about you, Corey. I think those silver hearts are absolutely beautiful!

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  19. annieelf

    Listening creates the most beautiful music, the music of peace.

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  20. ally bean

    I like the reflection of light off of the silver objects. Very pretty and soothing.

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  21. Annabelle

    A heavy heart that sheds a tear always needs a helping compassionate and caring hand.
    Annabelle

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  22. Anonymouse

    Such a pretty silver heart.
    May it stay untarnished till we part.
    A song from a friend.
    A drink from a silver cup.
    Words that shine are your gift and art.

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  23. Vanessa

    What wonderful “things hanging around your home” they are palace quality. I am sure your home is full of such love it is bursting through the walls. I am one who is very good at lending an ear to pains of the heart. It is my forte and I enjoy the talk because I love to share the gold at the other side…Once the healing takes place.

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  24. nel

    What gorgeous ‘things’ you have hanging around to add warmth and character to your home…beautiful, beautiful post. I hope your friends heart is a little lighter after sharing with you…listening is such a gift to give to someone in need.

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  25. Joy

    what a beautiful post…
    loved reading your thoughts and looking at your pictures – you have a real gift so thanks for sharing.
    ps – I have linked to you… looking forward to reading more! 🙂

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  26. la vie en rose

    i can see exactly why that heavy heart would seek your heart out…it’s overflowing with so much love…

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  27. okyanus

    I am the heavy heart..thanks a lot Corey..you cannot even imagine how you touched my heart…with the healing hands and beautiful soul of yours..i will never ,never forget you till the end..

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  28. Amber

    That friend was smart to turn to you. she knows what love and kindness looks like. 😉
    🙂

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  29. annie

    oops! i accediently posted to the previous post…hope it still makes sense…me

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  30. Barb

    My word, Corey. No wonder you received FIVE nominations at Share The Love.
    Your blog is absolutely beautiful, as is this very moving post.
    Thank you for stopping by to congratulate me. I enjoyed this visit and I’ll be back.

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  31. Teresa Sheeley

    Corey, you are so inspiring!
    teresa
    xo

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  32. Gypsy Purple–Chamara

    Oh how true and wise!!! What an art listening has become…..
    Chamara

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  33. Nabeel

    Wow .. what a pretty picture .. a necklace right? I love the vintage look 🙂

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  34. diana

    my silver is tarnished… and I agree… I much prefer it that way. You are such a dear heart to all of your peeps Corey !

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  35. frieda

    Great!
    Listening is an act of love, and love is an act of listening…
    you are a lovable lady!

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  36. Blue

    You seem to always consider others. The focus is never on YOU. You would be such a special friend. A great listener is rare.
    Someone once told me that Jesus is a heart surgeon…ask Him and He will heal it.
    I should try that myself sometime…
    xo

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  37. Lisa Oceandreamer

    The act of listening is a precious gift to give another.
    To REALLY listen from the heart…priceless.
    XOXO
    Love,
    Lisa

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  38. Tara Larsen Chang

    What a lovely, heartfelt post. You are insightful, and compassionate.
    I also love the pics – there is something about sterling silver hearts…

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  39. Carol

    Oh my what gorgeus photos and words Corey! I’m in love with the two silver hearts in your first picture now! xox

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  40. shelley Noble

    Such a profound truth in what you say. It’s the things appearing negative that make the sweetness in life taste all the sweeter still.

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  41. simple me

    “Can you hear the song that comes from listening? It sings in the beating of the heart”…your words are magical.

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