I never would have described myself as very romantic, yet something sparked a new side of me earlier this year. It began sometime in the late winter months during a trip to Dublin. A beautiful, mossy green heart popped out at me from a tree trunk – a natural carving. Perfection.
I flew back to Barcelona and while sitting on the bench waiting for the train to take me from the airport to the city center, I noticed a brown paper bag crumpled into a familiar shape on the tracks. Oh damn. Another heart. And what a curious design! Walking to the market the next day I dodged the usual brown smelly dog smudge in the street, and to my surprise, and fear, I looked down to find that an unexpected footprint turned it into that horrid love shape. I looked around for video cameras. Surely I was being set up.
And so it started. This whole “I see hearts everywhere” phenomenon. When I say everywhere, I mean everywhere. Stains on coffee cups. Reflections on oil and vinegar jars. Water spots in the street. Raw tuna. Hearts. Everywhere. For months and months. The symbol I once hated and found so cliche started its blatant attack on me. And I surrendered.
Around the same time I bought a new journal to jot down notes and quotes from books I read. As it turns out, all the books I have read this year mainly deal with love, relationships and sex (oh, and vampires). So that is what I write about in the journal. Somehow, and I’m not entirely sure how it happened, I began to refer to the journal as my “love book.” Every word, thought, dream or image of love now goes into that little book I bought at a flea market in Thailand. It’s sickening. I make myself want to barf just reading back through it.
Surely now you surrender the collection of heart photos… and credit where it’s due, while you’re at it!
I’m sad that u feel its a curse. I think u blessed. The heart is the central part of the body which flourishes our entire being with love. Make sure you take 3a look at how you feel about yourself and that you love yourself. I see then and i love i < 3. Change your perception, change your life
Hi Dolores, many thanks for your comment. I wrote that post years ago, just at the start of my heart spotting phenomenon that has since taken great flight! Any negativity that came in this post was more a mix of surprise and slight sarcasm. I’ve always loved the hearts. I see them daily, and now I have friends sending me pictures of hearts THEY now see everywhere. I do feel blessed, full of gratefulness and love in my life. So don’t worry about me … all is very good =) Many thanks again and let the hearts find you too! ❤