fredk's Journal

Heart + Mind = Wisdom?

This notion or equation, although not as profound or elegant as E=MC2, is just as important on a personal level, I believe.

I have spent most of my life living and making decisions based on the 'mind' part of this equation and sort of ignoring the 'heart' portion. In doing so I have stumbled through many life decisions, making many errors along the way. It has taken decades and four years of health issues to bring me to a point where I now understand I have to live using the full equation; it took a chronic illness to slow me down enough to come to grips with what I perceive to be a truth.

My knee-jerk reaction to most life issues is to 'just let my mind take care of things', even though over and over again I was shown that if I also followed my heart the outcomes of these situations may be better for all. In my pre-illness life it just made logical sense to think things through using my mind and not listen to my heart.  Especially in this past year I find myself trusting my heart or intuitive voice over my conscious/mind voice or process and it seems to be working. I'm not sure how you would evaluate something as seemingly nebulous as heart vs mind, but it seems when I slow myself down and listen to both I experience positive outcomes that seem effortless and right.

It's odd that it took a life-altering situation to force me to change my life-long game plan or methods, but I guess I am a slow learner and this was one way to get my full attention and to ulitmately change the way I work through this life.

It always seems like the most obvious bits of knowledge we glean from life are always the simplest in expression.

Wishing all of my DS friends well this Mother's Day!

Hugs to all~Fred.