What is your Body Telling you?
Our Body is an Old Friend. It has been with us from the beginning. It has carried us through the good and the bad of life. It wants only the best for us. It talks to us constantly. It tells us what is helpful and what is hurtful. Unfortunately, we just do not listen as often as we should.
We ignore the messages from our body at our own peril. We tell ourselves to push through the pain until something snaps. We disregard the light-headedness of low blood sugar until we pass out. We do not let the years of accumulated stress convince us to change our lifestyle. We convince ourselves that “mind over matter” is more important than listening to an “Old Friend” who only wants the best for us.
Our “Old Friend” tells us more than how the body is doing. It can also let you know how your soul is doing. That tight stomach just before your yearly review could be saying, “Relax!” That hair-raising feeling on the back of your neck could be saying, “Keep your eyes open. Some things not right!” When we are distracted by details or lost in though, our feelings are often knowable only through how they affect on our body. By listening carefully to the “Old Friend” our soul and mind can understand what is really going on with us.
Our “Old Friend” gives us the opportunity to do something about bad situations before that become “I told you so” moments. Listen well! It has much to teach the attentive mind and soul.
We ignore the messages from our body at our own peril. We tell ourselves to push through the pain until something snaps. We disregard the light-headedness of low blood sugar until we pass out. We do not let the years of accumulated stress convince us to change our lifestyle. We convince ourselves that “mind over matter” is more important than listening to an “Old Friend” who only wants the best for us.
Our “Old Friend” tells us more than how the body is doing. It can also let you know how your soul is doing. That tight stomach just before your yearly review could be saying, “Relax!” That hair-raising feeling on the back of your neck could be saying, “Keep your eyes open. Some things not right!” When we are distracted by details or lost in though, our feelings are often knowable only through how they affect on our body. By listening carefully to the “Old Friend” our soul and mind can understand what is really going on with us.
Our “Old Friend” gives us the opportunity to do something about bad situations before that become “I told you so” moments. Listen well! It has much to teach the attentive mind and soul.
Head-to-Toe Body Check
This week’s tip is making a quick, Head-to-Toe Body check part of your daily routine. At certain points during the day we check in with our scalp, face, neck, shoulders, arms, hands, chest, stomach, back…. (I guess you get the picture!)
Is there tension of comfort? Is it warm or cool? Is there pain or comfort? Are you sweating or dry?
When you find something unusual then make a mental note. If you keep a journal you might want to write a brief note with the time of day. This allows you to come back and see if it was just a passing thing or part of a pattern. Such information becomes invaluable when you have one of those “Why am I so tired?” moments. Your body has probably been warning you!
Take a few minutes for this Head-to-Toe Body check throughout the day. (On waking – at Mid-Morning – during Lunch – at Mid-afternoon – after Supper – at Bath or Bed time) Ask your old friend how they feel.
When You stumble across some discomfort, acknowledge it and spend a few minutes with it. If you can do something now, do it. If not make a mental note to check back later. If it persists, get it checked out.
Body is your only life-long companion. We only get one. It wants you to be healthy and happy. Listen to it and take what it tells you seriously!
Is there tension of comfort? Is it warm or cool? Is there pain or comfort? Are you sweating or dry?
When you find something unusual then make a mental note. If you keep a journal you might want to write a brief note with the time of day. This allows you to come back and see if it was just a passing thing or part of a pattern. Such information becomes invaluable when you have one of those “Why am I so tired?” moments. Your body has probably been warning you!
Take a few minutes for this Head-to-Toe Body check throughout the day. (On waking – at Mid-Morning – during Lunch – at Mid-afternoon – after Supper – at Bath or Bed time) Ask your old friend how they feel.
When You stumble across some discomfort, acknowledge it and spend a few minutes with it. If you can do something now, do it. If not make a mental note to check back later. If it persists, get it checked out.
Body is your only life-long companion. We only get one. It wants you to be healthy and happy. Listen to it and take what it tells you seriously!
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