heart vs. mind
funny enough i got this as an email forward a VERy long time ago...and somehow it came back to me as an email forward again today
The battle between the heart and mind is very difficult to try and
listen to. The most difficult part is balancing the two. To follow
your heart is our natural instinct in which we love
unconditionally. However, when the heart has been hurt our mind now
becomes a protective measure and loves with condition. Our mind
begins to make reason based on past experience in which the heart
does not and this is where the struggle begins. When we think back
to our first love. (the first love is the worst love BUT the best
love) It is the most pure and natural release of emotions. We tend
to do the most "stupid" things and feel good about it up until it
all ends. Then we look back and may sometimes say, "Never again, I
can't believe I did that etc." However, these experiences based on
our heart are what make us strong and without those feelings we
wouldn't be who we are today. By following our heart and going
through hurt and experiencing pain after joy is key to development.
This process allows us to grow and shape our personality and makes
you stronger for the next person that crosses your path. When the
mind over powers the heart the mind becomes strong and the
perception of self and others is seen as strong but the heart
weakens. The mind is so powerful it can delude one with reason. The
reality is without the heart the mind cannot work. The heart pumps
the body for all functions. You can lose your mind and survive but
you can't survive without a heart.
The battle between the heart and mind is very difficult to try and
listen to. The most difficult part is balancing the two. To follow
your heart is our natural instinct in which we love
unconditionally. However, when the heart has been hurt our mind now
becomes a protective measure and loves with condition. Our mind
begins to make reason based on past experience in which the heart
does not and this is where the struggle begins. When we think back
to our first love. (the first love is the worst love BUT the best
love) It is the most pure and natural release of emotions. We tend
to do the most "stupid" things and feel good about it up until it
all ends. Then we look back and may sometimes say, "Never again, I
can't believe I did that etc." However, these experiences based on
our heart are what make us strong and without those feelings we
wouldn't be who we are today. By following our heart and going
through hurt and experiencing pain after joy is key to development.
This process allows us to grow and shape our personality and makes
you stronger for the next person that crosses your path. When the
mind over powers the heart the mind becomes strong and the
perception of self and others is seen as strong but the heart
weakens. The mind is so powerful it can delude one with reason. The
reality is without the heart the mind cannot work. The heart pumps
the body for all functions. You can lose your mind and survive but
you can't survive without a heart.