In the movie, The Wild Robot, the old sage character states, “Sometimes the heart has its own conversations”. That line stayed with me. There’s truth in it. It names something most of us know but don’t always trust. Sometimes we make attempts to quiet that inner voice beneath our thoughts.

Not all understanding comes from logic. Sometimes the heart sorts things out in its own way, through feeling and memory, and intuition. You might notice it when when you can’t explain why you’re unsettled, but you know that you are.

Talking ourselves out of these moments seems common. We look for reasons, or explanations, or give ourselves permission to ignore them. In my experience, the heart doesn’t argue it’s case. It speaks in moods, longings, hesitations, and sometimes unexpected clarity.

And just because we may be open to listening to the heart doesn’t mean we must act on it. It only means we’re allowing ourself more information about what it’s like to be us in a given moment. The heart’s language is slower and less precise, but points towards what matters most.

Sometimes growth isn’t about figuring things out. Sometimes it’s about giving space to listen to what’s happening inside you.