tag:heartmyheart.org,2008-02-14:/blog/1394View2008-02-14T07:09:48-06:00tag:heartmyheart.org,2008-02-14:/blog/1394Happy Valentine's Day2008-02-14T07:09:48-06:002008-02-14T07:09:48-06:00erinpeifferhttp://heartmyheart.org/profile/p/137http://heartmyheart.org/user_pic/blog/1202994532588159.JPG<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><font face="Times New Roman"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red;">Happy Valentine’s Day</span></strong>. <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red;">The heart</span></strong> is the symbol for love; it is the <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red;">very core of our being and the basis of emotional life.</span></strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We use phrases such as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘Speak from your heart’, ‘Heart and Soul’, ‘Sweetheart’, ‘Take Heart’ and ‘The heart of the matter’. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The heart is associated with a human’s character, compassion, affection, spirit and disposition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is the central part of us and the essence of being human.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can lose heart, set our heart on something, have a man or woman after your own heart, have our heart in the right place, and wear our heart on our sleeve.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><font face="Times New Roman">What a great time to stop and think about our heart health!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our heart is an amazing organ.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a healthy adult, your heart will beat about 60 times every minute, more that 86,00 times each day, and over 2 billion times in an average lifetime.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your heart will pump 3 ounces of blood with each beat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That amounts to 5.5 quarts every minute and over 2,000 gallons daily.( source -: Mayo Clinic Heart Book, 2<sup>nd</sup> Edition)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WOW!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Valentine’s Day is a day for remembering.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My seven year anniversary of my emergency bypass surgery is fast approaching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am so <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">grateful</strong> to be here to celebrate another Valentine’s Day with my family and friends. There is a reason I did not become another cardiac death statistic and I thank God for my second chance at life. I will spend today reflecting on all of my blessings and praying for those whom I love with all my heart! And a card and a nice dinner from the hubby would be really nice, too! </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><font face="Times New Roman">How are you celebrating Valentine’s Day?</font></span></span></strong></p>
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