Do we ever make decisions that solely rely on the inner thoughts of our mind, or that solely follow the inner feelings of our hearts? Or does every decision we make entail a bit of input from both? Our hearts and our minds can either be in sync with one another, or they can be marching to the beat of their own drums. Big decisions always seem to stir up in me a confrontation between my mind and my heart. It is somewhat comparable to old school cartoons, when the antagonist plots against the protagonist with a devil perched on one shoulder and an angel floating on the other. However, it would be closed minded of me to draw any type of analogy between a devil and an angel to my heart and to my mind. Depending on the decision at stake, sometimes the mind is good and the heart is evil, and sometimes the heart is good and the mind is evil. One thing I have noticed though, is that it is my mind that tends to prevail in such situations.
I often find that my mind and my heart contradict one another as if their equal and opposite forces are somehow keeping me in line. I suppose it is this phenomenon that has generally kept me on a straight and narrow path throughout my life. If I choose one over the other I am taking a risk, but if I continue to listen to both, I remain in some sort of safe and stagnant limbo. Is that how it is for everyone, or do most people favor one over the other? When your mind is clear on one thing but your heart feels another, which one are you supposed to choose? It seems as though those who choose their hearts are the more spontaneous, passionate types who end up getting themselves into sticky situations that make for a lot of trouble later on. And yet those who choose their minds are practical and sensible, but lack a certain sense of adventure and an exploration of the unknown.
Why do I struggle with knowing which one to follow? And why are they always contradicting each other so greatly? One gets in the way of the other, often leaving me in a state of confusion.
