Quenching Spiritual Thirst in the Collective: Follow the Dictates of the Heart

It doesn’t have to be like this. Wake up! (See pic below!) (Photo by Alexey Fedenkov on Unsplash)

From my childhood through my teen years, my wise and sometimes philosophical mother told me a number of times to follow the dictates of my heart. I suppose I should value that above all else; however, this society forces values that are the egoic status quo, the norm. The norm does not usually include living one’s true self, one’s inner child with all those…