MARCH: If Your Body Could Talk
At some point in everyone’s life, the body stops feeling invincible. Coming to terms with our limitations is an important lesson as we age. Health issues, scary diagnoses, broken bones – any setback can feel devastating or tragic — maybe not because of the broken femur or arm but because it takes away the ski season. At our most vulnerable and helpless moments, we deeply feel the limitation as a breakdown and a loss. But is it the only loss?
You can gain insight into a stressful situation in your life by listening within and giving your body the space to express itself. Learning this skill teaches you to trust that the body knows the score and that its signals are more reliable than your overactive inner voice.
When or how does your body say, “Uh, no. Not so fast, my friend.”
What other helpful things have you learned from listening to your body?
When did a physical mishap steal a season or an activity you loved? What was the secondary loss?
When have you or a loved one discovered strength inside limitation — when the boundary itself became a teacher, a guardrail, or a blessing in disguise?
If you were to name a chapter heading based on a setback that changed you, what would you call it?
In what ways has your body’s vulnerability taught you, and what have you learned?
Takeaways.