We are confined only by the walls we build around ourselves.
Not the ones made of brick or steel. But the invisible ones… made of fear, of doubt, of stories we’ve told ourselves so many times, we forgot they weren’t true.
Walls that say: “I’m not good enough.” “I’ll be judged.” “It’s too late for me.”
“This is just who I am now.”
Our mind is a powerful creator.
It can dream up beauty, joy, love — entire worlds of possibility.
But it can also create cages, if we feed it fear long enough.
Once a thought becomes a belief, this process happens over time, when a thought is festering long enough and is reinforced by emotions, which may be real or imagined, that belief shapes our reality, and we stop questioning it. We settle into it like a room with no windows — and we forget there was ever anything beyond the walls.
But those walls - They are not real. They were never real. They were built by pain, shaped by conditioning, and reinforced by silence.
You are not trapped. You are thinking you are trapped. The moment you realise that,
you can begin to imagine your way out. The same mind that built the prison - can also imagine the key.
You are free — the moment you believe it.
Be Your Heart
Every thought we think sends ripples through the entire body.
Not just in our mood — but in our cells. Every cell.
The cells in our body are listening. They feel every anxious spiral, every loving word, every quiet fear. They respond to the energy of our mind because the mind and the body are not separate — they are in constant, silent conversation.
Every single cell is part of a vast, intelligent network,
communicating, adjusting, and responding in real-time to what we believe, what we feel, what we hold on to.
When we think with feeling, with love, with hope, with kindness — our body responds. It softens. It heals. It expands.
Positive thoughts don’t just make us “feel better” — they support our well-being at the deepest level.
But when we live in fear, self-judgment, resentment, or shame…
the body feels that too.
The immune system weakens. Inflammation rises. Tension settles in.
Our cells begin to close in on themselves — just like we do.
This is not about fake positivity or spiritual bypassing.
This is about awareness. Compassion. Remembering that every thought is a message — not just to your mind, but to every part of you.
Speak kindly to yourself. Think gently. You are listening. And so is your entire body.
Be your Heart
Following on from last week’s reflections on Stress…
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Be Your Heart
David Ellis
“A Guiding Light in Business, Personal Development & Spirituality”
David has illuminated paths for countless seekers – where enterprise meets evolution, and profit walks hand-in-hand with purpose.
His ventures – spanning Hospitality, Retail, and Holistic Well-Being – all share one DNA: the alchemy of human transformation.
From Kitchens to Higher Consciousness, his books map the journey:
“Every recipe, whether for Food or Life, begins with the same ingredients – Love and Awareness.”
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