Poisonous Feelings

Concept

Just follow your heart, they say

Feelings will show you the way, they say. 

Trust your gut, they say. 

Isn’t intuition your inherent response based on your experience?

So, why would we build our reactions on intuition when we are in unknown situations? 

How then, can we achieve our goals with intuitive decisions? If where we want to get isn’t a place we’ve been before. We don’t dream about what we have already lived. 

Would you follow a hunch instead of a map if you aim to get somewhere directly in a new city?

What about psychology, philosophy, religions, and meditation? Aren’t those about getting to understand our feelings and impulses, become aware of the subconscious, and/ or generate self-awareness? Wouldn't it then be a better practice to follow our conscience instead of our hearts?

What about when we irremediably feel anger, fear, sadness, or hate? Do we follow their way then too? 

I do daydream, I do want a poetic and romantic world, I definitely listen to my heart, but I can't rely purely on feelings. Feelings can, sometimes, be poisonous.