"Follow your heart." "Use your head."
These are two quotes you hear every other day and, quite frankly, they contradict each other. There are numerous situations that I've been in where I either needed to follow my heart, or use my head. Not both. It would bring me to a fork in the road, as they say. If I take a left turn I'm following my heart, or if I use my head I'm taking a right. Where the problem comes in is knowing what quote to listen to and what turn to make. As always, I'll run through a scenario or two with you, to give you an idea.
Football season has just started and that means fantasy football season started as well. This is the first scenario and it's a pretty difficult one to come to terms with. As a football fan I'm sure you have a favorite team. You follow that team every Sunday and you hate, with a passion, all the rivals of said favorite team. However, when it comes to fantasy football, it's not about your favorite team. It's about getting the best players to score the most points so you can win all the money. And when it comes to gambling, you need to be smart. When you need to be smart, you use your head. You have to be able to completely separate yourself from your favorite team, and draft your players based on projected performance. I'm guilty of not picking a player because they were on the New York Giants or the Dallas Cowboys and it was wrong. I should have used my head and picked the best player. I went with my heart and my overwhelming hatred for the Giants and Cowboys. I've learned my lesson and I'm trying to pass it on. When it comes to gambling, you absolutely need to use your head! How about we take a look at the other hand.
Wedding season is just about over and that gets everybody all excited about the future. Now, when it comes to relationships you need to follow your heart. I'm not speaking from experience, I haven't followed my heart yet. But from what I understand and my incredible ability to learn from other people's mistakes, following your heart is the way to go. Because let's be honest, if you used your head you'd be single forever. So when you get to the fork in the road and the signs read, "Left turn to the woman I love." and "Right turn, that bitch is crazy." I know the first instinct would be to jerk that wheel to the right and hit the gas. Because we all know, that bitch is crazy. It doesn't even matter who we're talking about here. If it's a woman, she's crazy. There are different levels of course and some hide it better than others, but they're all crazy. Pardon my overuse of the word crazy. It just fits, and I am speaking from experience on this one. Anyway, back to the fork. You need to follow your heart, because as nuts as this girl/guy may be. You love them. And when it comes down to it, in the long run. All you need is love.
Those are the two most prevalent scenarios involving the conflict between the head and heart. What you need to do in almost every situation is step back, take a deep breath, and think. Try this, when a situation presents itself that leaves you unsure where to go. Think, what would Pat do? When it comes to head vs. heart conflicts, I am a fantastic decision maker. Please don't confuse this with the conflict between the little head and big head. That's a completely different story. And it's a much more difficult battle. I always listen to the little head when I metro into D.C. and get a Hand-job for a Ham Sandwich. It might not be the smartest thing I do this weekend, but it'll get done. Good Luck!
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