Or put a little love in it.  In your heart.  Soothe it.  It's probably been through a lot, whether recently or long ago.  It may not seem like it, but our hearts are certainly stronger than we think.  And if they don't feel strong now, they will soon, all over again.

Notice I said "love", not "happiness".  The drive for happiness is an insane one these days.  We pop pills to feel the temporary sensation of happiness.  We step on people on route to our happiness.  We call others names so that we feel happy with ourselves.  We think something or someone in the life of another person will make us happy so we aim to steal it/him/her away.  We pine for the impossible, or for those who are unavailable, because we imagine that, someday, we'll have our "happy" ending.  We purchase or upgrade or charge items to outdo the next person.  We put our faith entirely on one person or one entity or one deity who promises us happiness.

And the beat goes on.

In neither of these scenarios is our heart.  Because, you see, our heart isn't meant to be happy all the time.  It should be free to pound and bitch and grieve and shy away and stand up for itself and become repulsed by... whatever repulses it.  It's meant to be full and empty, and then full and empty again.  We're meant to open our hearts to new experiences all the time.  And until we become an actual part of these experiences, in plain English, our hearts will be empty of them. 

Some of us will be intent on mending wounds this weekend.  Others will be discussing old hurts, going out on a limb for someone else, professing their love for another.  Some of you will be missed, or you will miss others.  And still others will be courageous (courage = heart) enough to go out on their own and take on an experience never before taken alone. 

The worst that can come of this card is the possibility of participating in a no-no in the name of love.  Love, or one's perception of love, is not always the pretty kind.  Love can be deceitful, manipulating, hurtful, painful and poisonous depending on one's handling, and definition, of it.

Can't force love, folks.  It just is, and it'll pop up where it is meant to be when it comes to relationships. 

Overall, we will be getting to the heart of a matter.  Or we will be opening our hearts to richer experiences and/or perspectives, perhaps through signing up for a class, revealing an insecurity or two, etc.  Or our hearts will be opened up and wide by outer influences, acts of kindness, even acts of ruthlessness.  Either way, we will be assisted in moving on from a misunderstanding, grudge, argument, fight, falling-out and so forth.  We will move on from some trivial concerns pretty damn quickly, actually.  I don't think some of us will have much of a choice in the matter.  Sorry.

We may hear of falling-outs.  We may be involved in one ourselves, whether we know it or not.  Or we may feel we're not quite "connecting" here.  We may also find ourselves ignoring someone as a result of a tiff.

We may take quite a trip down Memory Lane here regards matters of the heart.  But this card promises that we'll conquer any ill-feelings and overcome yucky/stale/dead stuff.

In addition, some of us will have more respect for, and better control over, our emotions.  How we handle or express them will become more interesting, possibly even funnier and more entertaining.

Emotions are neither simple nor complex-- they're just here.  They pop up at convenient and inconvenient times.  We choose what to make of them.

We choose what to make of them.

Love does not always include the heart-- sometimes it's just an ideal involving conveniently marrying your good 'ol, reliable friend from college.  In other words, love can be a fairytale instead of what we need and truly desire out of a partner, family, friends, or life in general.  Love also does not mean romance.  And romance, of course, does not mean love.

Over time, what we need and truly desire does become a hell of a lot clearer though.

Try to spend time with those who capture your heart.  In some cases, that will mean just YOU. 

This will be an excellent weekend for heartfelt expression. 

Enjoy it.