Is There Something Your Heart Is Asking For?

They say the heart breathes and dreams long before the mind catches up.

That’s why I love this question:

Is there something your heart is asking for, but your mind has decided isn’t a good idea?

The practical mind is good at keeping us safe. It plans, evaluates risk, and keeps us tethered to what feels familiar. But life — the most vibrant parts of it — happens in the flow. In expansion. In play, colour, and possibility.

And yet, sometimes we talk ourselves out of what we want. It’s not practical. It’s too expensive. What will people think? Who am I to ask for something so big?

When we ignore our deeper desires, life can begin to feel stagnant. Motivation fades when our days no longer align with what quietly lights us up. We settle into what’s familiar — sometimes even when it feels deeply wrong.

The truth is, change can be scary. Desire is risky. It asks something of us.

But if we’re lucky, discomfort eventually nudges us forward.

We may remember that our heart has been whispering all along — toward a slower pace, a creative practice, a different life, an open heart. And when we listen, even briefly, we can take one small, brave step.

Because the life we long for also longs for us.

“What if I fall?”“Oh, but my darling, what if you fly?” — Erin Hanson

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A quiet moment at the edge of something new.