Heart or Head
/Which one do you rely on? Logic or gut? This is a tough pick for me and a very thin line between the two…
I have been watching my kids very closely during their activities, like swimming, gymnastics or even school. Kaya has always been the cautious one where as Ela just goes for things. Of course, there is the age factor but even when Kaya was Ela’s age, it looked as if he calculated the pros and cons of trying something new. For both of them, “logic” is something that is forming as they grow up. Therefore I can tell that it is hard to rely fully on the “head” to make decisions. However, even at age 3, it seems like they have been finding the balance between listening to their hearts or their heads.
“Should we stay around or go far far away?”
“should i fly down the hill or just walk?”
I believe in the “gut feeling” but at the same time, my analytical mind can reason through any emotions. Every day, I work on finding the balance between my head and my heart - in decisions as simple as “what to eat for dinner”. Then comes the harder decisions, such as what my next role should be. There are times, that I know that my head will be the sole winner and other times, I let my heart take the lead. But yet, I still feel like there is something to the “gut feeling” at all times. What makes it hard is the difficulty of explaining the “why”, when the heart or the gut comes into play.
There is a great “short” movie by Disney, “Inner Workings”, that explains the dilemma between the heart and the head. The movie takes it to an extreme but still it does show the power of the gut…. It is certainly a big battle in my head when I need to let my heart lead the way. But when my heart wins, it seems like it doesn’t fail. :) After all, my heart wanted to be in San Francisco since I was 10. But yet, my head still challenged that decision when I was presented with the the exact job offer (the exact compensation) one in North Carolina and the other one in San Francisco, CA. Luckily my heart won the battle… The key, for me, is to never look back once I let either the heart or the head lead the way.
Heart and head dilemma is certainly in our every day workouts or sports. Sometimes the heart knows that you can do the move and the head overthinks to make you question. Or wise versa…. There could be times that your head knows that you can do it but fear takes over your heart to make you doubt yourself. I have certainly been on both sides of that equation. The hardest one for me is when I know, in my head, that it is something I can do but my gut tells me otherwise. Should I just go with my head or listen to my heart?
With that being said, I have 3 moves for you and I am wondering if it is your heart or your head lead your way…
1-min Hand Plank (back straight and butt down)
20 seconds Single Leg Stance with CLOSED eyes (right)
20 seconds Single Leg Stance with CLOSED eyes (left)
1-min elbow plank (back straight and butt down)
20 second rest
Repeat 1 though 5, 2 more times.
The above short routine is a great core builder and believe it or not, the Single Leg stance might become the hardest move if done correctly. For that move, put one foot on the other calf and just close your eyes and count until 20 (slowly) without falling down.
High Five to you all for all the decisions that you make EVERY DAY! Either head or heart, the journey continues and looking back with a “what-if” never helps…
and sometimes curiosity wins…
