![]() ![]() Some believe the heart can be too uncertain and even misguided, but that is the head talking! It is actually a source of great richness, and this wealth is one that cannot be squandered or lost. Your true heart is not subject to chaos or limited by pain, fear and neuroses, but is joyful, creative and loving. ![]() It can be hopelessly out of touch with your true essence, the source of wisdom emanating from within and the knowledge of who you truly are. But, the mind is also caught up within the boundaries of this physical life and the drama and fear that come with it. The mind is capable of the most beautiful creative works of art it’s the root of brilliant scientific theories and the origin of inventive solutions for complicated problems. Why is it so important to listen to your intuition? But it cares a lot about your (and your family’s) well-being, happiness and your personal/spiritual development. The heart doesn’t care about money, luxury and the collection of tangibles. Just imagine the severe consequences for a person that changes jobs in order to increase his salary (rational and logic thinking), when his heart clearly knows that it will require him to leave his beloved family, go abroad and work overtime daily. Au contraire, logic and reason can fool you into believing that a given decision is the best for you, leaving your heart outvoted behind. And not every decision that is based on logic has taken the importance of your personal wellbeing and happiness into account. But not every rational and calculated decision fits your needs. Since the very beginning of adolescence, we have become accustomed of finalizing a decision by using the rational tools our brain provides, namely logic, reason and rationality – especially when it’s a life-changing decision that needs to be made. Instead, it is all about calmness, inner peace, and the tapping into the “universal wisdom” that is located within each and every one of us, allowing it to guide you through life. It has nothing to do with panicking, becoming unreasonable or irrational and the like. This is not what “ thinking with the heart” is all about, quite the contrary. When I was younger, I misunderstood the concept of listening to the heart as becoming overly emotional or sensitive, hence suppressing any logic and reason, allowing panic and animalistic behavior to take over. It also means that you should try to become aware of your feelings and trust them as inner guidance that ushers you through life, rather than trying to suppress this stream of inner wisdom. Language is slow to adapt to scientific knowledge, so whenever a person tells you to “ listen to your heart” it basically means that you should try to listen to your feelings and emotions (that the ancient believed to stem from the heart), instead of using reason and logic of the intellect. Ancient philosophers and scientists such as Aristotle and the Roman physician Galen considered the heart as the seat of thought, emotion, passion and reason. In the old days, the heart was thought to be the seat of emotions, where noble and gentle traits such as kindness and compassion were stemming from. What does it mean to listen to your heart? How does the heart/intuition make itself felt? ![]() What does it mean to listen to the heart? It’s the essence of many people’s spiritual and emotional wisdom and a valuable guidance from deep within.įeel free to jump to How to listen to your heart to skip the basics The heart, your intuition or gut feeling – no matter how you prefer to label it – is so much more than just an organ or a mere feeling it’s the creativeness of the universe speaking right through you. What does it really mean when people are suggesting to follow where your heart leads? After all, the heart is just an organ and – unlike the brain – cannot think and ponder at all, right? But first of all, it’s important to understand the underlying basics of the concept. ![]() But what exactly does it mean? In this article, I will give my very best to explain what it really means to “ go where your heart leads you.” Also, I’m going to show you how you can listen to your heart and what you can do to enhance the ability to follow your intuition. The world wide known idiom “ listen to your heart”, often accompanied by “allow your heart to guide you”, is a meaningful piece of advice for life. ![]()
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