I always follow my heart, sometimes when I probably shouldn’t. It’s just what feels right. If I rationalize with my head, it can influence my heart, but in the end, my emotions are my most important deciding factor.
i decide from the heart. i happen to be in a leadership position that commands on the spot thinking and long-term thought. but when i decide, it comes from the heart based on wisdom and experiences of life.
there are some very educated people out there who are “so smart,” they are alienated from the real feelings. the heart always beats the mind.
I don’t ignore the intellect, of course; I’ll still cross-check my heart’s leanings to see if they raise any red flags, but the heart leads the dance. Life just seems richer that way.
My effort is to follow my head, but it is difficult to control emotions once they come to the surface.
Emotions override most actions; they are the fastest and strongest response mechanism of the human psyche. The logical brain has no control over strong emotions. The conscious brain may know what the right thing is, but it can’t control completely or tame the emotion. It is like being a driver on a bumpy road, you can try and make the ride more pleasent but you will still get bounced around..
I’m more inclined to act on logic and reason as opposed to letting emotion play a significant part in my decision making. There certainly has been times in my life, though, when emotions did have a noticeable impact on how I felt and reacted to something.