follow your heart! what the hell does that mean anyway?

Question

im in a pretty tense situation of choice. ppl say to follow your heart. ive done that before but it got me in the crapper! does it mean follow what evers on your mind the most? what you cant stop thinking of?

thank you all so much for the variety of interpretations. it helps :)

Answer 1

Well, no, you have to get to KNOW your own heart which means spending TIME being HONEST with yourself.....it's not what's on your mind; that's obsession.
What would you do if you didn't HAVE TO do anything ?
What did you do when you were a kid & didn't have to impress anyone but yourself.?
As an adult, we get confused with all kinds of objectives, motives, expectations, ideas, plans, etc.
it's not what you SHOULD do; it's what you REALLY want to do...
it takes some thought...
But, it's worth it !

Answer 2

I believe following your heart is the best answer, but judging from your thoughts and the thoughts of others that answered your question, not many truly know what that means. Following your heart means quieting every aspect of the situation. Not listening to the concerns of your head, "Will this work out?", "Where is this going to lead me?" "What will people say?". Following your heart means choosing the answer, or path, that you feel is truly right. If that means going against what others think is right, remind them, and yourself, that you are the one that has to live with every decision you make, not them. Sometimes following your heart does mean you'll end up in the crapper, or worse. But, think on all the things you learned about yourself and life while in the crapper....are you going to make those mistakes again??

Answer 3

It sounds like you are ruled by lust/self indulgence. Following your heart means to listen to what you know is the truth no matter how much you might "want" someone/something. Once you listen to your heart, it is easy to follow it. When you say it has gotten you into the crapper.. I suspect you mean that the results were not what you wanted. If all things revolved around you, then this might be the way to look at relationships.. but the reality is that you can love someone who does not return your love... this does not mean the love is not real.. it means it is one sided. If you require return in kind of anything, I think you will be disappointed in life and love more often than you are satisfied. Stop looking at love as something you want to get, start seeing it as something you do without conditions. Once you place conditions on the love you give, it is no longer real love. Once you expect of anyone that they return your feelings, you are looking to be hurt. Your love only has true value if it is freely and unconditionally given.

Answer 4

It means if you have a bad feeling about something, don't do it. IF it feels right, do it. If you aren't quite sure then do nothing until you are sure. Yes, it works. The problem is that people don't always follow what the heart is really saying. They are confusing the heart with logic. Obviously common sense does have something to do with the heart's decisions, but not all sense is common. So, learn as much as you can and follow your teachings. This usually works.

Answer 5

following your heart doesn't mean you may not end up in "the crapper". you might. but when you make a choice about something, you want to be able to live with it; feel comfortable with it. sometimes you make the "sensible decision" and in the end, your heart is not in it. if you "follow your heart" and it turns out to be the right choice, you'll have made a good decision that you can live with and be happy about.

Answer 6

Honestly, I believe the heart is only a muscle. It is nothing more than a muscle. I don't think your heart has anything to do with emotions, feelings, temptation, or anything like that. Your heart keeps you alive. Even if your feelings get hurt, your heart keeps beating. I don't know. This isn't helping. I think, it should say "follow your soul." I'm stupid. Okay. Piece.

Answer 7

I've always been one for logic, and that means using your head. Following your heart has nothing to do with logic. Following your heart has to do with basic instincts, like hunger and sexual urges.

Going with your feelings is rarely the BEST way to go about things. It might make you happy, for a while at least, but rushing into things without using your head at all is a quick route to trouble.

Answer 8

you will possibly be able to desire to continually have a transformation of heart and initiate believing in God your self. whether, in case you do no longer relax certain that who ever pronounced your going to hell for being a non believer might have a crimson warm coal next to yours maximum in all likelihood. The bible needless to say states choose no guy les you be judged. Now i think i understand why there are so few Christians interior the worldwide. outdoors of all that don't enable the loopy human beings get to you. 9 situations out of ten they do no longer understand what thier speaking approximately besides.

Answer 9

It doesn't mean you should be impulsive, acting without thinking things over!! What it means is that a person needs to search their heart and do what they believe in! Don't just take whatever comes along, but think about what kind of work makes you feel contented and happy, then think about the best way to make that your chosen path.

Answer 10

It means to rip your heart ouuta you chest and then throw it and try to follow it, make sure a) to run fast b) there are no dogs around (then it becomes playing fetch) and c) not to throw it any where near a crapper this time =)