Hot Dogs and Hearts, Dawg

There are decisions in life that cannot be made based on reason alone. Sometimes reason will take you to the door, but it doesn't give you the strength to open it. That's the place at which you must follow your heart; this is the story of how I followed mine:

With the way my schedule is on Wednesdays, I don't have time to go home and eat a full lunch. Typically I will just have a small snack around lunchtime and then eat another snack in the afternoon to compensate. Today, I came back from work and decided to make a hot dog for my afternoon snack. I let the dog sit on the pan while I completed various kitchen tasks, and after a few minutes I poured the dog into the bun. I chose to go without any condiments; the hot dog, bun, and a can of Dr. Pepper was sufficient. As I took the first few bytes, I marveled at how delicious and satisfying the hot dog was. I was truly living in the moment. However, I had the realization that a single hot dog might not be enough. I made a decision in that moment, and it was a decision for which reason alone did not suffice. Though I did not recognize it at the time, what I did next was the manifestation of my choice to follow my heart. I chose to make a second hot dog. It was a monumental decision, but I soon realized that it was the right one. I finished that hot dog and took a few minutes to enjoy the moment, to reflect on the value of hot dogs in my life.

Friends, today I followed my heart. It took me from 1 hot dog to 2, and that was exactly what I needed to make it not just in, but through <3.