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 yet humbling lesson as we age. Scary diagnoses, broken bones, surgeries – any setback can feel devastating or tragic — first because of the broken femur or the year of chemo and secondly the emotional reckoning of canceled plans. At our most vulnerable and helpless moments, we deeply feel the limitation as a breakdown and a loss. Yet is the limitation the only loss? And can the loss of one thing help you discover some other valuable thing?
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.”
Name 2 helpful things you have learned from listening to the wisdom of your body.
When did a physical mishap or health limitation steal a season or an activity you loved? What was the secondary loss?
At what times in your life has your primary concern been about tending to your mental health?
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?
Lessons, Insights, and Takeaways.