Comments on: listening

By: Linni

Linni — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:16:22 +0000

for me…the one which scares me the most is the one I have to take…taken everything into consideration…the scary road is the biggest challenge! but it is a good kind of scary! Thinking of you! xx

By: Iris

Iris — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:17:34 +0000

Hej! I just stumbled upon this – it touched my heart and I loved to read the replies… a lot of warmth and wisdom in here. So, without knowing the actual problem, and hoping you won’t mind to read a stranger’s thoughts on that: as far as I know, the things one regrets later are usually the things one doesn’t do and not the things one actually does do. Doing is always learning, somehow. And I think usually heart and some kind of instinct are better guides than the brain (that often tries to hold one back with fears)… and, to stay in the picture, I think usually between two roads there is more than one possibility to walk offroad and find your own way… anyways, I wish you all the best. And by the way: I love your work.

By: Delia

Delia — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:02:53 +0000

Let’s admit it….are we all soooo curious…..what is it girl?!!!!!!
What are the choices? Just joking…. sort of….. You sure bring sunshine through these monitors!

By: meesh

meesh — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:24:37 +0000

i can tell you i have recently found myself in this spot. i am choosing to let my heart lead me. this has proven to be the best choice for me.

i am creating the most inspired work i’ve created in years!

best wishes,

meesh

By: Christianne

Christianne — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:02:06 +0000

Hi Penelope — My comment is coming a little late because I’ve only just now gotten here to read your new posts, but I too, like everyone else, resonate with this head and heart distinction. Although I’ve been listening to my heart so much more now in comparison to years and years of head life, I’m still learning new things. I suppose the newest thing I’ve learned is that our hearts are really, really smart. They know things that we have no conscious knowledge of. And it’s only once we begin to create safe spaces for them to come out of hiding that they will trust us enough to tell us their secrets.

Good luck in the decisions you’re making right now. And by the way, every time I see giftcards these days, I think of you.

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:57:19 +0000

Hi – having spent the last 20 years choosing security, I have finally had enough and am going with my heart…..both paths are right but only you can know which will work for now…..I wish you enlightenment and the strength to follow that road…..
Christine

By: jenny

jenny — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:24:33 +0000

yep, i’m with Colin—onward to untrekked territories! adventures galore. your heart will lead the way, and your mind (who doesn’t like to be left alone pondering) will run along and be so excited about all the new things that it won’t have time to think about anything else. just follow the river, and you won’t lose your way! xo

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:01:34 +0000

Hi Penelope, your blog and thoughtfulness have been so inspirational. I can say with experience and honsesty your heart never fails you. I truly believe there is enough room and time for both your heart and head, but it definitely takes some attention and patience with oneself. Wishing you peace…

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:22:55 +0000

Go down the pipe less traveled! People listen to their heads way too much anyways.

By: nà

nà — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:02:00 +0000

hey there penelope, it’s good to see you back …but i’m sorry if you’re in a little confusion there.. it’s a hard one the whole head-heart thing, and i think the words of everyone else who’s commented here before me are all so good and wise, i can’t really add anything. just that sometimes it’s hard to figure what to do, or not, and with the whir of your own ideas …from your head or from your heart, born from fear, love, hope, whatever, and with the voices of other people who care for us, and say what would be best…then it gets to be a bit of noisy confusion, and sometimes hard to find that one idea that rings true. …but i think it’s the one deep down towards your gut, to be honest, you know the ‘gut feeling’ thing …that’s about where your solar plexus is meant to be, right? i think. and i think that personally, for me, that’s where heart and head combine and produce my the most trustworthy reactions for me.
but then, like others have said, is it irreversible?

wishing you brightness and the best of luck