Lead with Your Heart, Not Your Hurt
True healing requires a shift from living in past wounds to embracing the wisdom of the heart.
This section will help you recognize when you are operating from pain and provide spiritual tools to shift into a heart-centered way of being.
Recognizing the Difference
Leading from Hurt: Reactive, defensive, fear-based, seeking validation, overprotective.
Leading from Heart: Intentional, open, trusting, guided by love, rooted in wisdom.
Healing Prayer: Releasing Hurt & Embracing Love
Divine Creator, I surrender the wounds that have shaped my fears. Fill my heart with love so I may lead with wisdom, grace, and compassion.
May I release the burdens of the past and walk forward in truth and peace. Let love be my compass, and may I see with eyes of understanding. Amen.
Exercises & Practices
1. Heart vs. Hurt Reflection
Think about a recent decision.
Ask yourself: Was this choice made from fear or from love?
Write down what emotions influenced your decision.
If it was made from hurt, write a new way you could approach it with heart.
2. Shifting from Hurt to Heart Meditation
Close your eyes, take deep breaths, and place your hand over your heart.
Imagine your heart expanding with divine light, softening any pain inside.
Visualize this light dissolving fear, anger, and grief.
Whisper: “I release the past. I trust my heart to guide me.â€
3. Daily Heart Check-In
Each morning, ask: What does my heart need today?
Write down a small action that aligns with love and healing.
End your day by reflecting: Did I lead with my heart today?
Affirmations for Leading with Love
I choose love over fear, wisdom over wounds.
My past does not define me; my heart does.
I release pain and open my heart to divine guidance.
Love flows through me, leading me to my highest good.
Every decision I make aligns with my soul’s purpose.