Becoming B. Loveheart

When I was 5, I was extremely outgoing, the opposite of shy, and I had a huge imagination. I was not yet limited by life's conditions or expectations. No one was a stranger, they were all friends I hadn't met yet.

One day while out shopping with my mom in a large department store, I must have wandered off to make a new friend. In a panic, my mother searched the store for me, fearing the worst. Finally she saw me, a big personality in a small body standing at the check out counter. One elbow was stretched up on the counter with my fist under my chin, as the clerk was leaned in listening to me go on about who knows what.

The clerk noticing my mother said, oh you must be Ms. Loveheart I was just talking with your daughter. My mother was confused. "Who?". "Oh sorry," said the clerk, "isn't this your daughter?" "Yes", she is," replied my mother, but who is Ms. Loveheart?"

As the story has been told over the years it would seem not only had I wondered off in a department store, literally ignoring all rules of right or wrong and making my own path in the world, I had unabashedly approached a total stranger because I wanted to tell them a story. Without fear, I stretched out my hand and said "Hi, I'm B Loveheart, nice to meet you". I then proceeded to engage this salesperson in what I image was a fantastic and riveting story as only a 5 year old can deliver.

While that story could be told describing a naughty and foolish little girl, who put herself in danger, in my mind it's a story of an independent, self-confident child, who needed an audience, and a "stage name" name that matched her spirit. When my mother was able to restore her heart to a normal rhythm, she asked me, "why did you tell that nice man your name was B. Loveheart?" As a five year old, I thought it was obvious, "I LOVE everyone so much with my BIG HEART, so I decided to change my name to Loveheart."

This story should have been an early indication that before conditions and expectations were placed upon me, before I knew about financial security, or making something of your life, before I wanted to prove my worth, before it felt important to be "successful in life", I knew at the core of who I was, that I loved everyone and that there were friends out in the world I need to go meet and with whom to share my stories and wisdom.

It took my 30+ years to come full circle. Today I re-introduce myself to you all as B Loveheart. And with the same fearless abandon, overly zealous confidence, but naive enthusiasm, I'd like to to tell you a great story. A story of how I've come to reclaim my inner Loveheart. By telling this story through my blog, I hope it will unlock insights that allow your to find the love, heart, and enlightenment within you as well!

So with love and light, I welcome you to this safe space. I hope you enjoy getting to know more about me, but more importantly I hope you enjoy getting to know more about you!