Wow Graham, you keep getting more and more abstract with your poems and your questions for us. I have never thought about a relationship between my mind and my heart, honestly. But as I think some about it here I realize that my mind tends to stick with the logical. It focuses on having efficiency. Cranking projects out in the least time-consuming energy-efficient way.
But my heart comes into play with things of the spirit world and with slowing down to listen and to care and to receive the motivation for doing the logical things, which is love.
So I guess the relationship is a cooperative one and hopefully one balances out the other. At least most of the time!
This subject could benefit from revisiting it along our journeys. Kind of like a check in for the heart. Everyday life is going to keep our minds busy but I have a feeling that the heart is more likely to get neglected. Within the hustle and bustle of our lives sometimes our heart withers and nearly dies if we are not careful.
Mulling this over some more. Until next week, cheers to all and enjoy.
Graham, you just never disappoint. This is another great poem from you!! Your mind is so full of beautiful things. You are such a deep thinker, and I love that about you. You are able to help us get minds communicating with our hearts. My mind and my heart are not always insync. For me, sometimes my mind can create these big ideas of something I want to do ,or how I should react. In reality, it can be something I know I can't afford to do. My heart is telling me"not a good idea". It causes me to reflect on the whole picture. I come to realize that I need to follow my heart. Some big situations in my life have required important decisions. It was so very hard and necessary to make the right decision for me or my family. My mind pulling against my heart was so challenging. It pleases me to say that my heart won out. All was well. Would my mind and my heart be friends, all I can say simply is sometimes yes,sometimes no. It is many times really hard to keep that "marriage" going. Thanks Graham, for making me think outside the proverbial box!!❤️❤️
I have found that sometimes my heart takes over and it's only when I think logically that I realise I reached too far & went from be realistic to fantasy. This is when I go for my gut instinct & I believe this is when my heart and mind sync.
It's interesting reading your comment as I realise that my brain will also try to achieve something that is unrealistic. It's interesting to think about how this all works.
Graham, thank you for the poem. For me, there is definitely a connection between the mind and the heart, but I need to include my soul. The very soul of mine is constantly involved with both my heart and mind. All that said, as you and most of the community knows, all this is constantly attributed and guided by my deep faith in God. As a follower of Jesus Christ, it is so important for that total surrender to Him for my mind, heart, and soul to be in sync if you will and to know God's will or where I'm being guided by Him. Look forward to the Zoom call on Saturday afternoon for me on the East Coast of the US. Take care and God bless you Graham and everyone in the community! 🙏🙂❤️
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I've been absent for a while due to taking my holiday to the US.
This week's poem really resonates with me as it has to do with my trip.
I was extremely nervous, anxious about flying & going overseas due to my last experience, where I suffered PTSD.
So, with my US trip, my mind was preparing for the worst, while my heart was excited to visit one of my favourite places where I felt the real me.
This was a constant struggle, and even though logically I knew this trip was so different, my fear was consuming me.
Everyone around kept reassuring me and I kept telling myself I know this place, it's familiar.
But I was still going outside my comfort zone, leaving the security of my home and going alone.
I took it step by step. One thing at a time. Had everything packed, got to the airport, got on the plane, endured the long flight & encountered my 1st obstacle. I pushed on thinking about what waited for at the end & made it to my accommodation.
My heart felt that familiar leap of seeing the place I loved, but my brain took over & the fear of being alone overseas took over. I was anticipating the worst, that my anxiety would take over & I would fly home. For 2 days, I struggled, but finally turned my negative thoughts into positive. I had made it this far. I was in control. I could do this.
I made is across to the park, and despite having a sore leg, I could feel my heart lighten with memories of my previous visits & how much I loved this place.
Even though I had some issues, I kept going and started to enjoy myself. I flew onto my next destination, where I now felt more at ease.
In my mind, I knew that I was coping and could cope with whatever issues came up. I could do this. The fear of not making it was gone.
Now my heart was light and I once again felt the love I had for this place.
I still encountered some obstacles, but I knew I'd be okay and I was.
I felt proud of myself. I even slept on the plane back, which I never do.
I had tested myself and made it. My heart and mind had been separate to start with, but had joined up in the end, so that I was able to conquer my fear and enjoy my holiday.
Great poem to reflect on the relationship between my heart and my mind. There have been and still are times in my life where it’s a struggle as to which one do I follow my heart says one way, my mind says another way. During those times, I find I need to take time in quiet to listen to the guide inside me, to let my heart and mind come together. That’s not always easy, it takes work and practice. I have learned over the years that when my heart and mind are not in sync challenges become more difficult, often “ second guess” myself, a lot of indecision and look to others to make decisions for me. These past two years, I’ve been working on listening to my inner voice for guidance, and to let my heart/ mind come together.
Graham, your poems, chats, and messages, along with this community created by your work, have been a blessing and inspiration on this journey. Thank you!
Great poem. Gives me something to ponder. If your heart is not right your mind won't be. The two should work together. Thank you for this. Thinking is good for the soul. Blessings to you.
Great poem. My head and heart are in need of repairing. The relationship between the two has been a non feeling way of life for me. I crave for my heart to feel better and pray that my mind be still so that one day my heart and mind repair to have a great relationship.
I pray for you too Debbie as I struggle at times. 🙏. They are both very powerful and the mind especially can be full of negative thoughts that can be difficult to turn off. I try and think of at least one positive thing everyday to help.
I sincerely hope and pray that you can push through to find some peace. 💕🙏
Your poem is a great thought to start my day. For me the relationship between heart and mind is as a well oiled machine. I am by nature a very logical thought out person but I have found throughout my life that my heart serves as my motivation, the oil to grease my path. If my heart is not with me I am destined to fail. I formulate actions in my mind but my heart makes them happen. Thank you Graham for your inspiration.
I’m glad you still have your poems on Substack. The question between choosing the mind or heart is that the mind can deceive where the heart will choose joy over pain and will do whatever it can to get back to joy when it feels pain. I love to live where my God is, in my heart.
The divorce has been bitter, the battle epic. Shattered pieces of the heart. Mocking echoes in my mind. Secrets shared. Secrets revealed. Love given, taken and betrayed. Happiness transformed and twisted into misery, pain and grief. Warned: dreams become nightmares, fantasy, reality, young becomes old and forever doesn’t last.
I have often experienced conflict between what my heart wants and what my mind is telling me to do, which is not always what this heart wants. I used to wrestle with this and get frustrated, then I tried talking it out - to myself. I have to trust myself. Sometimes going in the direction of what the heart wants feels better, but may not always be the wisest choice- it can be impulsive and short lived. But it can also be wonderful- freeing. But I know now that I cannot always choose what the mind wants either. It can be suffocating, at least for me. There has to be a balance.
I decided a short time ago, after much deliberation within, that on a particular issue I was wrestling with, to let my heart feel what it was feeling, as it makes me a happier person. My mind knows what direction I must take, but I've allowed my heart to be happy also because I've acknowledged what makes me happy and I can " marry" the two and live a happy, fulfilled life. There may be bumps in the road ahead, but every life journey has bumps- I can deal with that.
Thank you for this writing Graham. Sometimes I comment a little later in the week just because I like to give myself time to reflect, and this is a busy time of year for me. I get here when I can.
Thank you Graham for a wonderful poem. This one actually really hit me this week as I am been struggling with some things that have been on my mind and in my heart that weren’t really connecting and I didn’t know how I was going to do that, however this week I had a few hard conversations that I needed to have to get them off my mind and what I was feeling in my heart. I have to say a big thank you as it is a relief not to be so stressed and feeling that way. I just never thought about about bringing the heart and mind together but I see how it works.
It is also nice to read everyone’s comments as well as you always bring out the best in everyone. Thank you for sharing your heart and soul with us.
A lot of thought in this poem. I think my whole life has been follow my mind. I have always done what needed to be done at the time and my heart really wasn't a consideration. I felt I had many things expected of me whether it was really what I wanted to do. As I look at my grandcihildren and the younger generations, I feel they do a much better job following their heart. It is actually a hard concept for me to accept. I had so many expectations thrust upon me that I never really considered what I wanted to do. I guess with God's guidance and my determination ,maybe I will do a better job following my heart for the few years I have left. Graham, you have given a lot of thought for one to consider.
Wow Graham, you keep getting more and more abstract with your poems and your questions for us. I have never thought about a relationship between my mind and my heart, honestly. But as I think some about it here I realize that my mind tends to stick with the logical. It focuses on having efficiency. Cranking projects out in the least time-consuming energy-efficient way.
But my heart comes into play with things of the spirit world and with slowing down to listen and to care and to receive the motivation for doing the logical things, which is love.
So I guess the relationship is a cooperative one and hopefully one balances out the other. At least most of the time!
This subject could benefit from revisiting it along our journeys. Kind of like a check in for the heart. Everyday life is going to keep our minds busy but I have a feeling that the heart is more likely to get neglected. Within the hustle and bustle of our lives sometimes our heart withers and nearly dies if we are not careful.
Mulling this over some more. Until next week, cheers to all and enjoy.
Graham, you just never disappoint. This is another great poem from you!! Your mind is so full of beautiful things. You are such a deep thinker, and I love that about you. You are able to help us get minds communicating with our hearts. My mind and my heart are not always insync. For me, sometimes my mind can create these big ideas of something I want to do ,or how I should react. In reality, it can be something I know I can't afford to do. My heart is telling me"not a good idea". It causes me to reflect on the whole picture. I come to realize that I need to follow my heart. Some big situations in my life have required important decisions. It was so very hard and necessary to make the right decision for me or my family. My mind pulling against my heart was so challenging. It pleases me to say that my heart won out. All was well. Would my mind and my heart be friends, all I can say simply is sometimes yes,sometimes no. It is many times really hard to keep that "marriage" going. Thanks Graham, for making me think outside the proverbial box!!❤️❤️
I have found that sometimes my heart takes over and it's only when I think logically that I realise I reached too far & went from be realistic to fantasy. This is when I go for my gut instinct & I believe this is when my heart and mind sync.
It's interesting reading your comment as I realise that my brain will also try to achieve something that is unrealistic. It's interesting to think about how this all works.
Graham, thank you for the poem. For me, there is definitely a connection between the mind and the heart, but I need to include my soul. The very soul of mine is constantly involved with both my heart and mind. All that said, as you and most of the community knows, all this is constantly attributed and guided by my deep faith in God. As a follower of Jesus Christ, it is so important for that total surrender to Him for my mind, heart, and soul to be in sync if you will and to know God's will or where I'm being guided by Him. Look forward to the Zoom call on Saturday afternoon for me on the East Coast of the US. Take care and God bless you Graham and everyone in the community! 🙏🙂❤️
Shared this also on Time Has Come Mighty Networks also!
Thank you Debbie! Have a wonderful day and week!
I've been absent for a while due to taking my holiday to the US.
This week's poem really resonates with me as it has to do with my trip.
I was extremely nervous, anxious about flying & going overseas due to my last experience, where I suffered PTSD.
So, with my US trip, my mind was preparing for the worst, while my heart was excited to visit one of my favourite places where I felt the real me.
This was a constant struggle, and even though logically I knew this trip was so different, my fear was consuming me.
Everyone around kept reassuring me and I kept telling myself I know this place, it's familiar.
But I was still going outside my comfort zone, leaving the security of my home and going alone.
I took it step by step. One thing at a time. Had everything packed, got to the airport, got on the plane, endured the long flight & encountered my 1st obstacle. I pushed on thinking about what waited for at the end & made it to my accommodation.
My heart felt that familiar leap of seeing the place I loved, but my brain took over & the fear of being alone overseas took over. I was anticipating the worst, that my anxiety would take over & I would fly home. For 2 days, I struggled, but finally turned my negative thoughts into positive. I had made it this far. I was in control. I could do this.
I made is across to the park, and despite having a sore leg, I could feel my heart lighten with memories of my previous visits & how much I loved this place.
Even though I had some issues, I kept going and started to enjoy myself. I flew onto my next destination, where I now felt more at ease.
In my mind, I knew that I was coping and could cope with whatever issues came up. I could do this. The fear of not making it was gone.
Now my heart was light and I once again felt the love I had for this place.
I still encountered some obstacles, but I knew I'd be okay and I was.
I felt proud of myself. I even slept on the plane back, which I never do.
I had tested myself and made it. My heart and mind had been separate to start with, but had joined up in the end, so that I was able to conquer my fear and enjoy my holiday.
So blessed you were able to enjoy this holiday Christine! ❤️🙏🏼
Thank you Deborah. I needed this holiday & was so glad I got to do it.
Great poem to reflect on the relationship between my heart and my mind. There have been and still are times in my life where it’s a struggle as to which one do I follow my heart says one way, my mind says another way. During those times, I find I need to take time in quiet to listen to the guide inside me, to let my heart and mind come together. That’s not always easy, it takes work and practice. I have learned over the years that when my heart and mind are not in sync challenges become more difficult, often “ second guess” myself, a lot of indecision and look to others to make decisions for me. These past two years, I’ve been working on listening to my inner voice for guidance, and to let my heart/ mind come together.
Graham, your poems, chats, and messages, along with this community created by your work, have been a blessing and inspiration on this journey. Thank you!
Great poem. Gives me something to ponder. If your heart is not right your mind won't be. The two should work together. Thank you for this. Thinking is good for the soul. Blessings to you.
Great poem. My head and heart are in need of repairing. The relationship between the two has been a non feeling way of life for me. I crave for my heart to feel better and pray that my mind be still so that one day my heart and mind repair to have a great relationship.
I pray for you too Debbie as I struggle at times. 🙏. They are both very powerful and the mind especially can be full of negative thoughts that can be difficult to turn off. I try and think of at least one positive thing everyday to help.
I sincerely hope and pray that you can push through to find some peace. 💕🙏
Love this poem..sadly my mind and heart are miles apart......struggle daily to some insight to bring them together!
Keep the faith. I'm sure you'll find a way. 🙏💕
Your poem is a great thought to start my day. For me the relationship between heart and mind is as a well oiled machine. I am by nature a very logical thought out person but I have found throughout my life that my heart serves as my motivation, the oil to grease my path. If my heart is not with me I am destined to fail. I formulate actions in my mind but my heart makes them happen. Thank you Graham for your inspiration.
I’m glad you still have your poems on Substack. The question between choosing the mind or heart is that the mind can deceive where the heart will choose joy over pain and will do whatever it can to get back to joy when it feels pain. I love to live where my God is, in my heart.
Hi Graham, love your poems, so inspirational, this poem does resonate with me, thank you, blessings :-)
The divorce has been bitter, the battle epic. Shattered pieces of the heart. Mocking echoes in my mind. Secrets shared. Secrets revealed. Love given, taken and betrayed. Happiness transformed and twisted into misery, pain and grief. Warned: dreams become nightmares, fantasy, reality, young becomes old and forever doesn’t last.
I have often experienced conflict between what my heart wants and what my mind is telling me to do, which is not always what this heart wants. I used to wrestle with this and get frustrated, then I tried talking it out - to myself. I have to trust myself. Sometimes going in the direction of what the heart wants feels better, but may not always be the wisest choice- it can be impulsive and short lived. But it can also be wonderful- freeing. But I know now that I cannot always choose what the mind wants either. It can be suffocating, at least for me. There has to be a balance.
I decided a short time ago, after much deliberation within, that on a particular issue I was wrestling with, to let my heart feel what it was feeling, as it makes me a happier person. My mind knows what direction I must take, but I've allowed my heart to be happy also because I've acknowledged what makes me happy and I can " marry" the two and live a happy, fulfilled life. There may be bumps in the road ahead, but every life journey has bumps- I can deal with that.
Thank you for this writing Graham. Sometimes I comment a little later in the week just because I like to give myself time to reflect, and this is a busy time of year for me. I get here when I can.
Blessings to you.
I love your poems, I’m sad your moving back to the ocean but you have to do what you must…
To be near who you need-there’s always time….
Thank you Graham for a wonderful poem. This one actually really hit me this week as I am been struggling with some things that have been on my mind and in my heart that weren’t really connecting and I didn’t know how I was going to do that, however this week I had a few hard conversations that I needed to have to get them off my mind and what I was feeling in my heart. I have to say a big thank you as it is a relief not to be so stressed and feeling that way. I just never thought about about bringing the heart and mind together but I see how it works.
It is also nice to read everyone’s comments as well as you always bring out the best in everyone. Thank you for sharing your heart and soul with us.
A lot of thought in this poem. I think my whole life has been follow my mind. I have always done what needed to be done at the time and my heart really wasn't a consideration. I felt I had many things expected of me whether it was really what I wanted to do. As I look at my grandcihildren and the younger generations, I feel they do a much better job following their heart. It is actually a hard concept for me to accept. I had so many expectations thrust upon me that I never really considered what I wanted to do. I guess with God's guidance and my determination ,maybe I will do a better job following my heart for the few years I have left. Graham, you have given a lot of thought for one to consider.