Listening to the Silent Teacher: Healing the Body and Soul.
Our bodies are more powerful than we could ever imagine, I never saw the wisdom my body held until I was faced with different health problems.
There are so many dimensions to the human.
Each and every facet/part presents itself at a certain time in our lives to be healed.
God shows us what’s next, and in our logical brain … we try and push our way through the way we think things should be done.
Rationality.
The thing is, God is not rational nor is He on your timeline. God sees the entirety of the picture while we only see a brush stroke.
Our life presents moments where we have the opportunity to navigate certain wounds or pains. Pushing our way through where we believe WE need the healing, is entirely missing the point.
Because we have a personal agenda…
maybe if I work out, I’ll lose weight and be perceived as hot,
maybe if I do this mindset work, I’ll make more money in business,
maybe if I read this book, I’ll know what the secret is…
And all along, our choices are laid out for us… yet we always pick the ones we favor, the ones that are easy and not the ones that are right.
We take the easy way out, always! Self-deception.
Different dimensions show up in different seasons: mind, body, soul, and emotions.
And these seasons recycle themselves, they come back for a deeper awakening and understanding of the wisdom of each. And if you didn’t look at the healing that needed to be done the first time, it will come back.
Our bodies are more powerful than we could ever imagine, I never saw the wisdom my body held until I was faced with different health problems.
Then let me tell you, I was listening.
And I’ve neglected the intelligence of my body, avoiding the pain that comes with disappointment that I’m still not where I’d like to be. It was easier to neglected than to face.
And because I neglected, I felt so disconnected from her. I felt like my body wouldn’t show up for me or wouldn’t have my back. I spent hours in my mind, in my heart, in my emotions, in my consciousness … but never in my pain (the trauma my body was holding onto).
There’s a reason we hold onto weight (or can’t gain any), and there’s a reason we lose weight for a short period of time… and then gain it again.
There’s a reason we feel physical pain, and have health ailments…
There’s a reason why we beat ourselves up with franken-food, alcohol, drugs, and sugar (and justify it by saying: well it tastes good) … there’s a reason.
Emotional eating, binging, guilt, shame, pleasure, and gluttony… all band-aids to the same issue. A drug of preference…
And even if we believe in making healthy choices, healing the body, fueling the body, or even eating clean… if we don’t get this relationship straightened out, our good intentions will keep being overshadowed by our body’s self-soothing mechanisms, and the wound that’s buried deep in our cells.
And this is the mission now. To listen deeply, to stand still, to understand what she’s going through, to love and support her the best way I can… and deepen the relationship I have with my body.
The more I discover this part of me, the more I discover my true self.
Contemplation: How can you stand still and listen? How can you slow down your lifestyle in order to hear your intuition? How can you discover parts of you today in order to feel differently tomorrow? How can you support this process of healing, and deepen the relationship with yourself?