I think the first shape I ever learned to create was the 

Heart.

I remember folding the paper in half,

tracing a half moon

with the top slanted in

and  voila!

A Heart is born.

But making a heart,

that is quite a different kind of story..

I suppose if you love others,

not for what they give,

but just for being,

give completely of yourself until you have

no more to give,

experience pain,

 a relentless grief,

lose a life dream, 

a hope for your life,

or for one you deeply love,

then

feel 

the sheltering wings

wrap around you,

holding you

until you can stand

 again,

know the certainty 

of love and life eternal,

then you have begun making

 an authentic

 heart.

I think my favorite

artist, poet, musician

says it best..

..For the snow that comes with winter

For the growth that comes from pain

For the joke I can't remember

Although the laughter long remains

For the faith that brought to finish

all I doubted from the start

Lord, I give you praise for all that makes

For the hatching of a heart...

..For the strength that comes

from friendship

For the warmth that comes from hope

For the love time can't diminish

and for the time love takes to grow

And for the moonlight on the water

and the bright and morning star

Lord, I give you praise for all that makes

For the hatching of a heart.

(Rich Mullens)

I love the part in the story of The Grinch

where it says

 "..his heart grew 3 sizes that day."

May your beautiful 

Heart

keep growing and becoming!

Happy Valentines Day !

Katie