When the body speaks

When the body speaks…

My body whispers sweet nothings, barely noticeable, but I know they are there, I’m too busy, there are too many important things to do, it’s not that important right now, so i distract, disassociate, and disconnect

My body shouts at me, it’s noticeable, i feel it, but with a little more distraction, dissociation, disconnect and some self-medication I can ignore it, to deal with at another time and place

My body screams at me, wow why do I hurt so much? What’s wrong with me? Why is this happening now? Why is it always at the ‘wrong’ time. I need more ‘medications’, more ways to push it down

My body has a full-blown tantrum, my life feels over, i can’t do anything now. I feel so sorry for me!  Looks like I have no other choice but to find a way to get well. To unlearn and unpick what I’ve been told about my own body and learn to listen to her now. To talk to my nervous system, to listen to my symptoms, to return to nature, to connect once more with my nervous system, body, community and planet.

My body whispers again now and I listen, I learn, I let go, I move with the seasons and cycles of life, I learn to live in more ancient, simple, local, nourishing and connected ways.  My body is me compass and was never been against me, it was desperate for my attention and reconnection!

Learning to move through chronic illness can be intense, but it also ends up being the best teacher there is.  We each ‘chronic’ illness I’ve had and healed I felt like my life was over, only to find on the other side more freedom than I could possibly imagine.  Life and our body is not against us, it’s showing us the way home!

What’s your body whispering to you right now?  Are you listening?