Heart Patterning™
The story behind the spiral

Where the hearts began

In a season of deep loss, my tears fell in the shape of a heart. I didn't know it then, but it was the beginning of an idea…

My tears, fallen in the shape of a heart on gray stone
Fallen tears, 2011

Since then, Mother Earth has become my connector. I find hearts in clouds, in leaves, in reflections in the mud, and even on my dog's chest. Each one feels like a quiet hello, a reminder that love is still all around me. Finding them became my way of holding grief, a pattern that keeps me connected and helps me heal. It showed me that patterns can be some of our greatest healers, and that something new can grow from even our hardest seasons.

The spiral is one of nature's most beautiful patterns. It shows up in the way leaves spiral around a branch, the scales of a pinecone, the seeds of a sunflower, and the curl of a snail's shell. Many follow the Fibonacci sequence, each number growing from the two before it, the way each of us grows from those who came before. Even the rings of a tree tell this story, each year built on the last. Follow any spiral and it leads you to the center. That's what Heart Patterning does: it takes you, one turn at a time, to the heart of the matter.

A heart-shaped cloud in a blue sky above oak trees Two hands forming a heart around a setting sun A pink and green leaf with a heart-shaped center A black French bulldog with a small white heart on her chest A heart-shaped puddle reflecting the sun A weathered tree stump shaped like a heart, its growth rings visible Heart-shaped redbud leaves in autumn reds and yellows A pink maple seed pair forming a heart on gray pavement The French bulldog rolling on a blanket, white heart showing Dappled light and my shadow on a leaf-strewn sidewalk
“Sometimes the most beautiful patterns are the ones our hearts create without us even knowing.”