I've never quite understood the way our minds collaborate with our hearts. There is always a constant bash between logic and emotions, knowledge and love. Growing older, I've come to grasp the thought a little bit more... I'm beginning to understand.
Without my guidance counselor pushing me to choose a college, I would have never understood the mind-heart concept. Mr. Shannon would summon me frequently to his office in hopes to narrow down some college choices, and plan my future. I’d walk into his room and silently close the door, and he’d always greet me with a smile. We would go through countless names of Universities, private institutions, community colleges. There were so many applications, too many choices, too much of everything. It became so overwhelming. Although Mr. Shannon assured me that everything would fall into place. He is such an optimistic man.
I had surfed the internet daily for college options, applied for email updates, took a few lengthy road trips, and forced my heart and mind to submerge itself into choosing a college. After that month-long battle of constant searching, I had made a decision. The day I walked into Mr. Shannon’s office with some sort of cognitive life outline I felt a spark of hope. It wasn’t that I knew my career path or knew my future, it was that I had obtained an idea of where to start it all.
That obstacle of selecting a college was an experience that expanded my self-understanding. I realize now what my mind wants and what my heart needs. I believe that’s the hardest part of actually choosing an institution of higher learning. However once you understand your own personal attributes, your future will shadow a path based on your hopes and dreams.
-Taylor K.