When the Heart Speaks, Logic Must Wait

Stop bringing logic into an emotional arguments
Rebecca Yarros


There are moments in life when logic is perfectly sound, facts are accurate, and solutions are readily available, yet none of them land. Not because they are wrong, but because they arrive too soon. When someone is deeply emotional, they are not seeking answers; they are seeking understanding. They want their inner world to be seen, their pain to be acknowledged, their experience to be honoured. In those moments, logic however correct, can feel cold, distant, even dismissive.

This quote gently reminds us that emotions do not follow rules or timelines. They arise from the heart, not the intellect. When we meet emotion with explanation instead of empathy, we unintentionally create distance. The soul does not open in response to solutions; it opens in response to presence. To sit with someone’s feelings without fixing, correcting, or advising is a sacred act it says, “You matter enough for me to be here with you.”

From a spiritual lens, emotions are not obstacles to be managed; they are messengers asking to be heard. Every feeling carries information about unmet needs, old wounds, or tender truths waiting for compassion. When we allow emotions to breathe without judgment, they naturally soften. Only then does logic find a welcoming ground. Wisdom is not about choosing between heart and mind; it is about sequence the heart first, the mind later.

This is true not only in how we relate to others, but also in how we treat ourselves. When we rush to “be strong,” “stay positive,” or “make sense of it,” we bypass our own humanity. Self-compassion begins when we stop arguing with our feelings and start listening to them. Once emotions feel safe, clarity follows effortlessly.

In essence, empathy is not the absence of logic it is the doorway to it. When feelings are heard and respected, logic no longer feels like an attack; it feels like guidance. And that is where true healing begins: not in being right, but in being present.