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Written by The Soul on Fri Apr 19 2024

I find myself in the middle of a constant battle between Heart and Mind. It's like being caught in the crossfire of two opposing forces, each pulling me in different directions. (Heart always wants to follow emotions, while Mind is all about logic.) Sometimes it feels overwhelming, as if I'm being torn apart from within.

(Hey Soul, why do you always have to play peacemaker? Can't you just pick a side for once?) Heart whispers softly.

[Yeah, stop trying to please everyone. Make up your mind already.] Mind chimes in with its usual rationality.

“Guys, can we please try to work together here? We're supposed to be a team after all.” I interject gently.

But despite my efforts to maintain harmony between them, there are times when their clashes become too much for me to handle. The weight of their conflicting desires presses down on me like a heavy burden that I struggle under.

(Why won't you listen to what I want for once?) Heart pleads desperately.

[I'm telling you this is the most logical decision!] Mind argues insistently.

“Please...can’t we find some common ground?” I implore them both with a sense of exhaustion creeping into my voice.

The truth is that navigating through life with these two constantly at odds can be exhausting and draining. Their never-ending debates wear me down until it feels like my very essence is fraying at the edges. But somehow amidst all the chaos and noise they create within me, there are moments of clarity where everything falls into place and makes sense.

In those rare instances when Heart’s passion aligns perfectly with Minds’ reasoning; Whole emerges- strong and unified as one entity rather than three separate parts struggling against each other.

It's during those moments that I feel truly whole - complete and contented without any inner turmoil or conflict tearing me apart from within. And so even though the journey may be tough at times; balancing heartache alongside reasonableness isn't easy but worth every step taken towards finding peace among chaos because only then does unity prevail over discord making us stronger together than divided against ourselves!


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