Listening to Your Body 101

A while ago, I was dragging around with very little energy. This is pretty unusual for me because I am accustomed to getting up early and starting work immediately -- and being able to work straight through the day (with a yummy break for swimming). However, less than two weeks before, I had had major surgery.

After almost a week, I was still able to do a number of things for my business, such as writing my blog, handling my emails, and attending a virtual meeting. I was able to get my own morning tea and oranges. And a few days later, I was able to feed my beloved birds and ducks two times a day. I could shower and dress myself. All good.

However, the following Monday, some gremlin hit me. I felt exhausted. I decided I was going to push through it anyway. Monday evening, I fixed a simple dinner for my husband and me for the first time. But afterward, I was done for.

By Tuesday, I was unable to do much. I felt depressed, unable to focus, and certainly in no space to write my ezine or blogs. By 1:00 p.m., I surrendered to the exhaustion and slipped into bed. Three hours later I awoke, still exhausted, still unable to focus, still depressed.

My inner conversation was raging at this point. (This is what resistance looks like, by the way.) "What the heck is wrong with me?” “Why can’t I focus?” “Why do I feel this way?” “I don’t want to dornanything, and I just took a long nap. What’s going on?” “Is this a side effect of the surgery?”

I couldn’t bear the idea of checking email. Or writing anything. Or fixing dinner (even though I was very hungry). Or. Or. Or. I prayed. I asked for guidance. I asked my guides and angels to clear my energy and help me regain balance.

And through praying, I surrendered to the experience. I surrendered to the exhaustion. I surrendered to the lack of focus. I surrendered to the depression.

And I trusted. I trusted that this would pass. I trusted that I would be cared for. I trusted that all would be well again.

I asked myself: what will make me feel better? The answer: dinner. I was hungry. Dinner would take care of that.

When my husband came home soon after, I had fixed a simple dinner of salad and couscous. We sat down to eat, and I asked myself again, what will make me feel better? The answer: watch TV. So we did. TV allowed me to let go, to digest dinner, to stop resisting the exhaustion. It gave me the space to just be. To laugh at some of the comedy, and to enjoy what I could.

Wednesday, I awoke feeling so much better. I was able to focus. I was able to feel joyful. I was able to write! Although I suspected I might have more of those other days in the future, I made up my mind to surrender to them as best I could. I was aware that these were indeed some of the side effects of the surgery I had just had. Still, there were some things I could do to support my body in regaining balance. And I did them.

Here’s the lesson in this - for all of us:

1. As soon as you can, stop resisting what’s happening. Surrender to it. Allow it to be. Because it is in the allowing that you will be able to move through it much more quickly. Nobody likes feeling bad -- emotionally or physically. Yet, it is a part of life as we evolve into higher consciousness. We all have such days. Let them be, and look for the lessons in them. Look for your opportunity to become more than you are. Look for the compassion for yourself and you’ll find it. Then that compassion will extend to others, as well.

2. When you’re feeling bad, ask yourself, “What will make me feel better?” Then trust your answer. Just do it if you can. Your body and your higher self knows what you need to help regain balance and to heal -- or to simply feel better. Allow yourself to be guided by this inner wisdom.

3. When you cannot figure out an answer for what’s going on, pray. Yep, that’s it. Pray. Because by praying, you are declaring your intention of finding your answer. You are setting an intention of healing. And in setting your intention, you will find your answers.
Your Action Steps:

1. Ask yourself, “What is my lesson in this?” Listen for the answer. Trust it.

2. Ask yourself, “What will make me feel better?” Trust your answer. Then do it.

3. Pray, and surrender to what is going on. You’ll find your way through. Trust it.

By the way, notice the theme above? Trust. Trust. Trust.