Listen to your heart.

"Listen to your heart" what does that mean? You know what...I have come to the realization that I have no idea what that phrase means. Obviously it’s not meant to be taken literally in that one should strap on a Sphygmomanometer and literally "listen" to their heart beat. But understanding what that phrase really means is actually pretty relative. When you think about it...listening to you heart could mean a number of things, it could mean thinking about something long and hard and developing a certain disposition about it. It could also mean going with your gut instinct, acting on how you feel at the time. It could mean not thinking but just going with a feeling that you have felt strongly about for a long time. But all I know is when I say, "listen to your heart" to me, that means living in the moment, living without regrets, making mistakes and learning from trial and error. Sometimes when you sit down and think about something for a long time, and you dwell on a subject, you tend to talk your self into or out of a situation, (based on whichever is easiest). But I have learned from past mistakes that if you never fully live out a situation and go through a situation without giving up, you never know what potential outcome could work out in your benefit. I am a strong believer in love. My grandpa in his day was not the easiest person to get along with. He drank heavily, smoked, and was verbally abusive at times. Now I know if my grandmother were given the opportunity to relive that experience she probably would have taken an easier route, because she would have listen to her head and not her heart. My grandmother living through what she had to live through was not easy, but it made her the person she is today. My grandfather has taught her patients; love with out conditions, strength, and how to be happy knowing that Jesus is the best friend you could ever have. Being with my grandfather has taught her life lessons that she may have never been taught other wise. The point is next year will be my grandmother and grandfather’s 50th anniversary!! That is huge. My grandmother stuck it out, (I am in no means telling any one that purposely putting themselves in that situation is a good idea by the way), but she made it work. She was in love. Smitten. And to me that's what life is all about. Sure there will be shortcomings and hardships, there will be hurt feelings and disappointments, but life is about working out things and making life work for you. The Bible says that love holds no record of wrong doings, (along with a thousand other things about love), and I feel that if a person is willing to change, and you love that person, you will compromise. You will work together, it may not always be easy, but at least you have each other. All I am saying is ... Never live the dream that someone has created for you, Never live the dream that others think is right for you...live your life, make your own happiness, live out your dream. Let's dream <3>