Do you prefer head..or heart?

recent circumstances have begged the question: are you a head (the northern most part of your body, perverts) or a heart person?

i have always been known to make decisions with my head. if a friend would ask for advice, i would give an objective point of view, using cold-hearted (no pun intended) facts, black and white, all logic, baby. whenever i sense a hint of anger approaching me, before i even get angry, i rationalize and think about it and determine if it was reasonable to get angry. my emotions were so easy to control back then. if i felt sad, i could easily release myself of that emotion as if i were unbuckeling myself from a seat. if i felt angry, i would ask if it was really worth my energy and wouldn't think much of it. my emotions were so consistent and stable that i was often called a robot, sometimes a rock even (yeah, that sounds kind of bad, but you get my point, i think).

but as i've gotten older, i've learned that it's nonsensical to use soley your head for day to day dealings because life, as we all know, isn't all black and white, but many different shades of grey. "what should i wear to work today? slacks and a short sleeved shirt. but wait, it's daylight savings and it's super cold in the morning. ok, i'll wear a long sleeve. but if i get hot, i can't really strip at work. ok, slacks, a short sleeved shirt and sweater it is."

recently, i've wondered how many parts head and how many parts heart one should use in making decisions relating to people. should a decision concerning people be made with soley the heart? i don't think so. i think making a decision soley based on your heart is like throwing yourself onto the 91 freeway. so do you use your head? i don't think so either because life is not black and white.

so my solution: i use an effective combination of head and heart. my heart gently tugs at sleeves trying to get my attention, poking, pinching me until it gets my attention. but in the end, my head shows my heart who's boss because it overides any decision and makes the ultimate determination. but i think it's impossible to make a good decision without one or the other.