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Head and Heart — Thoughts and Feelings — Speak Different Languages
Head and heart are often tied together. But thoughts and feelings are very different.
Lots of people have made this observation over the years.
The head and heart — thoughts and feelings — can be in vastly different places, and often don’t speak the same language.
I’ve written about this a lot over the years. The head and heart can often conflict because of how much they differ.
This is one reason why people will do something they know — in their head — is a bad idea: Because their heart is all for it.
This is one reason people get into and stay in terrible relationships. Not just romantically — in business, friendships, and any other kind of relationship you might imagine. Because they follow their heart instead of their head — or vice versa — and don’t adjust accordingly.
I believe the first issue with this comes from a lack of recognition of this fact. Head and heart — thoughts and feelings — speak different languages.
Recognizing this — and then acknowledging it — can help us better reconcile and work with this. And that opens the door to a lot more control of our lives.
