If you've visited my homepage, or read my bio, you've seen this quote posted as my favorite inspiration:
-or feel with your mind-
for, just as the heart knows no logic,
the mind can't lead you to your soul."
These words compose one of the most beautifully true maxims of life. It takes a mature wisdom, not necessarily from age, but from experience, trial, and error to understand them. For many of us, we've spent years fighting the natural instincts, those "gut feelings," that were trying to offer us guidance. In times of great choices, especially those choices related to relationships, we've convinced ourselves to ignore those nagging first impressions, and rely on the seemingly more practical method of reasoning. We denied our hearts and thus lost touch with our souls. The problem is, logic and love unfortunately don't relate well. True wisdom stems from the heart, rather than the mind.
Famous poets, authors and even philosophers have hinted at the power of honoring our heart's guidance throughout the ages. Renaissance doctors, for instance, believed the heart of every being began as a star among the heavens and that the heart represented the true essence of each person's soul. Of course, they weren't referring to the actual organ, but the associations commonly placed with the heart, our feelings and emotions. Therefore, they respected the heart as ultimately the center of the soul. Where else should we turn to find our truths?
In the continual battle of emotion versus reason, here is a breakdown of what each looks like. Read through the following lists of symptoms to see where you fall.
Ruled by Emotion:
Ruled by Reason:
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