People tend to think with either their head, or their heart.

My heart says “I’m madly in love with her”, but my head says “I only met her yesterday”.

My heart says, “I want to marry this girl”, but my head says “My parents and friends have never even met her before.”

My heart says, “I want to be near her every second of every day” but my headsays “She lives 2,500 miles away. That’s impossible.”

Following your head is always easier. People think you’re smarter for making the “logical” decision. There’s always comfort & safety in doing what’s normal.

Following your heart is always harder. People often think you’re crazy and have lost your mind. Your once “comfortable” life is completely different, always changing and never certain.

Just a few months ago, I followed my heart. I knew that I would never be TRULY COMPLETE without the one I loved. Her not being around left a giant, gaping hole in my heart that nothing could ever fill….my family, my friends, my job, my music career. Nothing. While I do love and miss my family and friends more than you can imagine, it’s a different kind of love. It’s NOT that same kind of emotional, physical, and intimate love that only “your other half” can provide. So, when my heart said, “You found the one to fill that giant, gaping hole in your heart“….I could not ignore it.

So to answer your question, “Was it hard to just leave home, family & friends to move to Cali for Carissa Rae?”  The answer is No. I knew 100%, without a doubt, that I had found that one single person to fill the giant, gaping hole in my heart. Making the decision to move from Carolina to California for Carissa Rae was the easiest, craziest, smartest, most spontaneous decision I have ever made. And I must tell you this….

I have never been happier in my life than I am right this second.

Now, I’d like to ask you, the reader this question…

When was the last time you followed your heart instead of your head? Sure, your friends and your family might think you’re crazy, but in the end, you just might find yourself HAPPIER than you’ve ever been before.

-Michael Alvarado