I can get trapped in my head. It's been a habit since I was quite young. It means that the decisions I make at times can suffer from too much cerebral thinking and not enough heart.
When we got the call we all needed to head home to be with my Poppy at the end of his life, I of course tried to balance between the cost of the plane ticket and the speed I could get there. Luckily, I have a husband who knew better and said the only option was the quickest one. He reminded me that years from now we wouldn't even remember the extra cost for the plane ticket, but that I'd always remember the extra time I had with my family.
I've gotten better at this balance over the last number of years. It takes consciously checking both sides of my thought process to make sure I'm bringing out the best in both.
Being a Force for Good 