Heart
"Love hard and unconditionally with a big heart, and no
matter what... you will always find a way to keep smiling..."
The human heart is what keeps us alive, by continually pumping blood through our arteries and around our body... But it really is so much more than an organ that keeps us alive...
According to folk law, the heart is the seat of intuition, love, creativity, wisdom, gratitude, faith, emotion, imagination, desire and the like. The finest values and qualities are associated with the heart rather than the mind, as the expressions... 'But the eyes are blind, so one must look with the heart...' and... 'It is not what you have in your pocket that makes you thankful, but what you have in your heart...', illustrate as an example...
The heart may also be responsible for the production of 'Oxytocin', fondly referred to as the 'love hormone'...
Expressions such as, 'Open your heart', or... 'My heart goes out to you', may be more than symbolic. Some people habitually visualise their heart opening and reaching out to others, making them more calm, confident, compassionate and creative...
Trust your Heart...
When choosing a flavour of ice cream, an item of clothing, or even a home, you might be better off letting your emotions guide you... Likewise, the same applies to emotions of the heart, such as longing, desire, separation from ones you love and the deep intense emotional feelings that the heart produces... The expression... 'No matter how many times you are told she will break your heart, or how many times she does it, you'll never give up, Why?...because you love her...' is the perfect example...
It seems the old adage 'trust your heart', is true in every sense of the word... If one buys a house and relies on very cognitive attributes such as resale value, one may not be as happy actually purchasing it... Ultimately, no matter what people may say, the heart can very well serve as a more reliable compass to greater long-term happiness than pure reason... It may sound completely crazy and even unrealistic... but it is very, very true!!
If your head is telling you 'no', but you feel it in your heart... then simply follow your heart, because it is the one part of our 'subconscious', that is normally correct. As such... you should always follow it, though I know plenty who disagree!!!
So how is heart different from love , lust and desire ... Click on these three respective topics to find out more...
PLEASE NOTE: The comments and information concerning heart, and other expressions or interpretations that may appear on this page, are intended to be as a guide and for information purposes only... It is not to be considered as an exhaustive interpretation upon the subject, and is based solely upon the author's own knowledge, understanding and experience... Further, the author of this article does not purport to be an exhaustive authority upon the matter, and has no scholary qualifications on the subject, other than from the... 'University of Life'!
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