Lately I’ve been feeling a bit challenged in my body. I did a liver cleanse a couple weeks ago and changed my diet and it seems that my body is still adjusting. I’ve also lost some weight and most of my clothes do not fit any longer. Although I know that these changes are better for my overall health, it has still be uncomfortable dealing with the sick feelings, lethargy, and physical pain. As I was looking through videos to share with ya’ll today I came across this one about loving your body well. While most of what I share here is about the importance of learning how to appreciate the way you look and feel in your body, it also works when you are feeling ill or uncomfortable. What difference would it make to take a few moments today and look at yourself intently in the mirror? Give the negative self talk, in my case “I’m so tired! I’m in pain! Wah Wah,” a space to be heard by you. This way it doesn’t have to keep incessantly running through your mind as you attempt to distract yourself from it. Let those thoughts be there. More importantly let yourself feel the emotions that accompany the thoughts. Say the emotions out loud as you feel them and looking into your own eyes, “I feel sad. I feel ugly. I feel fat and angry. I feel sick, etc.” Whatever it is, give it a space to be felt fully. Then continue looking into your eyes and as the feelings begin to dissipate, look past the discomfort and into the beauty that lives inside you. When I did this I began to notice all the wonderful things about my body that I really appreciate, my flexibility, my strong lungs, my sweet smile, and I realized that everything that is bothering me now is only temporary. Even with things about our body that we don’t like that isn’t temporary, we can still shift our perspective so we appreciate it. I feel better that I am choosing to love my body well today. I hope that you can have a bit of relief and appreciation for yourself today too, if indeed this is something that comes up for you. Enjoy! MakeLoveWithLife~
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 17:00:57 +0000
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