Two Operating Systems

A big thing I have learned on my path is that we have two operating systems within us.

The first is that of the mind.  When we live our lives from our mind, this is where programs of lack, limitation and separation are.  It’s where all the fear is.  Living from the mind keeps us small, keeps us stuck in situations we don’t love because of fear.  It keeps us from being all that we can be.

The other is the heart.  The heart is said to be the seat of the soul.  The heart has answers that the head doesn’t.  When we make decisions from our heart, they may not make logical sense, but they FEEL right.  

When we start living from the heart, we do things out of love and passion and we’re excited about life!  When we’re living from our minds, we’re in fear and probably living with stress and anxiety.  That excitement and joie de vivre isn’t there.    

It takes courage to live by the operating system of our heart.  In fact, the Latin root of the word courage is cor which means heart.

Because the answers from the heart aren’t logical, they don’t make sense to the mind.  The mind will come in with lots of reasons why that shouldn’t be an option or why it won’t work.  

What the mind doesn’t understand is when you start making decisions from the heart, you’re so much more supported.  It’s not just you against the world - the universe has your back!  You start to flow downstream with life and things become easier.  

This is a process and one I am still learning how to do.  But the more I do, the more I am amazed by synchronicities and things I couldn’t have imagined!

A great practice is to pause and take three conscious breaths while focusing your attention on your heart and then ask your question.  I can guarantee your heart has been waiting for you to listen.  Try it.

XO

Adrienne