Did you know your body is talking to you? All the time, and
about lots of different things!
It informs you not only of your day to day health and vitality, but
sometimes even on the direction of your life! Its deep stuff!
Recently I was visiting a specialist and was running through
a series of old injuries collected within a 2 year period when I was ~20 years
old. “Yeah, I snapped a ligament in that ankle, then while that ankle was
healing I got tendonitis in the other ankle. Then I twisted the knee above my first injured ankle for good measure!
Everything comes in threes, you know?!”
My specialist’s response – “Wow, going in the wrong
direction, were you?!”
The light bulb for me that blinked on when she said that was
hilariously bright. “...! OMG, you are SO right!”
This is a sweet example of how our body might suggest
something. At the time of the injuries, I was studying a double degree in something I was
mildly interested in, but really had to egg myself on to be passionate about -
it just didn’t come naturally. Perhaps I might have been best focussing elsewhere, I
just hadn’t understood what else I wanted to do, making this a precious, but necessary
detour J
Another example might be my appendicitis last year. First I
was injured lightly (twice) in sport, then I hurt my back badly. Just as I was
recovering from my bad back, I caught the cold from hell. And then just as I
was recovering from my cold, I woke up with what felt like a knife through my
abdomen. I then proceeded to continue to work through that horrific pain for 11
days prior to finally driving myself to the hospital…! 2 weeks in hospital,
open surgery and 5 weeks total off work later, I got the hint my body was
trying to tell me something! J
Through this whole parade of pain and sickness, I kept
working at my day job because I was so stressed about my workload… I put my job,
and my stress above my health… In hindsight, a poor order of priorities - and my body escalated it's message until I simply couldn't ignore it any longer!
These are just a couple of specific lessons from my
beautiful body I have learnt. Almost every single person I have spoken with has
similar stories.
Do you ever find if you run hard at work or life for too long you
suddenly get the cold from hell?
Or after being manically busy for ages, you finally
book a holiday with a fabulous but full itinerary, only to wake up sick on the
first morning of your break?
Your body wanted a break – and had realised perfectly clearly that
being sick was the only way you’d take that rest. Sad but true, isn’t it?
Our body has a specific language that has been deciphered
over time by experts like Louise L Hay, Annette Noontil and Inna Segal. These
individuals have studied comparative emotional characteristics between people
suffering the same style of injury or illness. They have then published ‘lists’
that summarise their own findings from observations in their studies.
I truly believe that almost every ailment we ‘suffer’ is due
to an emotional or spiritual issue that we haven’t yet dealt with. Our bodies try to help us work through these things by bringing them into the physical.
Here are some common examples of physical issues and their
possible emotional connections. I have borrowed these specific examples from
Inna Segal’s “The Secret Language of Your Body”. Each of the 3 specific issues
I list below have a series of possible options. They
may not all feel right to you, but some may just spark a thought or feeling of
curiosity?
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) – Unbalanced, too serious and
controlling. Focussed on the negative. Judgemental, opinionated, easily
irritated. Difficulty in trusting others. Holding on to outdated beliefs and
ideas. Confusion, loss of direction, not knowing which way to turn.
Snoring – not wanting to let go of old ways of thinking or
doing things. A need to control. Feeling like you can’t express what you need
to say. Fear of change.
Sprain – Feeling scattered, unfocused, vague. Needing to pay
attention. Pushing past your limits. Impatient, unaware, intolerant. Making
silly mistakes and regularly misjudging things. Resistant to authority. (etc)
Our precious, beautiful bodies carry us through our lives,
so they deserve the attention they want and need. However, anytime you research
what the reason might be that has caused an issue, be sure to listen to your
intuition. If the researched ‘answer’ doesn’t feel right to you, perhaps it
isn’t – and there’s never a need to
force something. If it feels right though, perhaps have a think on what you can
do to heal the situation.
The first, and usually the last answer to resolving issues
is love. Love of yourself. And love of those around you. Love of life.
And true love never needs to force anything J
On that warm note, this week marks 10 weeks of this Stress Relief & Relaxation blog! So
cool! And it’s gone so fast!
Next weekend marks a very special occasion for my family. To
allow myself to fully enjoy spending precious time with my family, I’m going to
take a week off from posting. While I’m offline, have a superb and joyful
fortnight, and I look forward to ‘seeing’ you again on the 8th June!
In love and light, be peaceful.
Annnalise
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