Just Follow Your Heart

Being on a journey without a map doesn’t mean you are lost

Here I am sitting in a kitchen, eating a pancake and writing this. Two minutes ago I was thinking about putting this topic or that topic into words when it struck me how different my life looked a few years ago. Then I thought, why not share my personal experience with people who are willing to improve themselves? So, beware! I am sharing my story of how I, without having any map, managed to come to the most authentic self of mine by only following my heart.

You have probably heard the words — do not judge a book by its cover. In case you have not, well, here I am, a living example of that quote, and I will tell you what it stands for. I was completely the opposite of who I am now and, accordingly, my life was totally the reverse of what it is now. But there is nothing to be sad/mad/ashamed of, since I was on a journey without a map and that journey, definitely, was a self-searching one.

When I was in my second year at university, I felt so lost. I gave up on studying, since that was not what my heart wanted and my brain needed. I started looking for something, some new experience that I needed and could not find where I was. Once I gained tons of life experience, I realized that my heart and brain now longed for some knowledge, which I remembered that university provided me with. It was only then that I realized that my actions had their effects. I had many subjects left undone and needed to pay for them. I did what was needed. My entire family thought that I was out of touch with my life, so I needed them to believe in me once again. I did what was needed for that as well. I did what I should have done before, but this time with my heart. I knew that the reality I was in was chosen by my heart this time and not by following the stream.

You did what you did for the future self of yours

When we are after something we can’t even identify and can’t back up from as well, that is the number one sign that our future self is directing us. Because I did what I did, I got to know myself better. I traveled deep inside my psyche while I was not present in those duties that life put on my shoulders, and, after some years, I feel so relieved that I know myself this deeply. I’ve learned so many things by following my heart, and here are some of them:

Never judge a book by its cover. I’ve been in and gone through a lot of phases. I ran and I stood. I ate and I starved. I loved and I hated. But. But. But. I kept on going. And this is what I can say: No matter what you use as your weapon, which idea you reject and which you follow, what you believe in and what you don’t.
As long as you have faith in your heart, you are safe. You are safe as long as you have a reason for one thing or another.

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