Thinking and Feeling
When learning your way through your heart and mind, there is one thing that will change your life. To quote the famous philosopher, Aristotle. He said:
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
This is really true when searching for your life goals and meaning in your life. You must learn how to separate your thoughts from your emotions.
If you have an emotional response to every thought then you will be very frustrated. However if you can have the thoughts and deal with them one at a time while not allowing every one of them effect your emotions, then you have reached maturity.
Heart mind conflict:
Sometimes you have to go through a long process of thinking everything through without letting it all upset you. Sure you can think anything, be brave enough to do so. Just don’t accept everything you think, and better yet; don’t let everything you think effect your heart.
The mind and heart are separate. Too many people confuse everything that think with an emotion. This is simply not healthy. If you want to be happy you have to let your heart feel love and joy. What your brain does doesn’t have anything to do with your heart.
Please be aware, this is in no way to say you should think bad thoughts. That is up to your own morals and what you feel is right or wrong. This is only to say that you should be open to all the good possibilities that are available. Your morals determine what you think is right or wrong to think. Please use good judgement.