I've always heard that thinking with your heart was always the thing that ended up getting people into trouble when it came to decision making or loving someone.

I am here to attest that statement, although not completely false, is not entirely accurate either.

I have found that the best decisions I've ever made were the ones in which I decided to tune out the voices in my head and actually listen to what I was telling myself for once. You may use your head, and it may give you all the right answers when it comes to a logical standpoint. We have an innate ability to distinguish between safe and unsafe, comfortable and uncomfortable, and good and bad. Love and lust. All of these decisions our brains have given us the pros and cons list for, but despite that sometimes it is still hard to give in to what seems to be the most obvious decision to everyone else.

I have felt the pressure to give into logic. Logic is pretty and mapped out, with directions on how to get from Point A to Point B in one piece (usually a safe piece at that). You feel as if you made all the right moves, you are confident in where you are--but somewhere, deep down you still feel a little empty. Most of us question why that is. We live our lives so mapped out according to what we know we are supposed to do, or what is expected of us. However, when we always play by the book, we lose the crucial parts of humanity we are really living for--the chaos, the messy side, the raw emotions, the unfamiliarity, the beautiful and even the strange. Following your heart, even though oftentimes it might lead you a little astray, will teach you the best lessons. It will guide you on the rough paths but always lead to the most scenic views. Your heart is the part of you that will always whisper, "What if?" and without figuring out the reply to that, you will always feel like you're missing out on something.

Although I feel like everyone in this world should have a mixture of head and heart thinking, I think it is most important to tune into your soul desires. When we live the lives we think we are supposed to live, we forget about the lives we are MEANT to live.

Even if the path gets dark, or weary, or plain out frustrating, work for the things you love in this world. Work for the people you love. Give people second chances. Allow yourself to grow. Protect your heart, but never for too long--or it will begin to grow cold. Logic may always win when it comes to practicality, but with experience, it will never truly triumph.