Your Body Is Always Talking to You—Are You Listening?

Moving through day 8 of an accidental glutening. Third time getting wiped out in a month. And I’ve gotten to the point where I’m actually proud of myself.

Hear me out…

The first time I got sick, I didn’t take care of myself beyond sleeping and canceling everything.

As a result, I became so dehydrated that my brain was in so much pain that I thought I was dying.

Our non-flushing compostable toilet in our tiny home was NOT cutting it on the comfort-care scale, but I still stuck it out.

And didn’t vocally express my pain, because I did not want to trigger my husband in our 200 square foot home.

So I tried to make myself as small as possible with it.

Looking back, sure, I got better. But there was definitely room for improvement in how I got better.

Then last week, during a big life celebration, I was so excited to be feeling healthy, happy and abundant that I was absolutely going to get my favorite gluten-free cookie from a bakery we drove an hour to! I’ve had them for years.

But this time, our server accidentally gave me the glutenous version of a mega-sized 🍪 that I scarfed down.

And lemme tell ya, it has taken my body down fast and hard.

At first, I was so sad and in full victim mode…

Not again! Right after recovering and feeling so happy. Why does this keep happening to me?

But I realized, I was getting an invitation to listen to my intuition more. And ask my heart, “How could I better heal and take care of myself this time?”

You see, the universe gives you the exact conditions you need to evolve. And when you don’t, it gives you another chance to try again!

And let me tell ya, this version of getting the same conditions to try again has been such a difference maker.

Biggest changes?

• 🛖 Staying in the main cabin that my great uncle built by hand.
• 🔥Recovering fireside with the mountains by my side and a bird building its nest right out the window.
• 🚽Having private access to a flushing toilet. Something I never would have said before, yet massive!
• 😭Having the space to vocally express how I’m physically feeling. It’s been so freeing to move through the pain in a rewilded, less-filtered way. I didn’t realize how much I hold back because of fear of over worrying or bothering others.
• 💊And I’ve gotten special medicines to help me recover.

So while it’s weird to say I’m proud of this version of me being sick, it’s the truth.

Instead of “Why am I being punished? Why is this happening to me again? I am so out of control!”

This time, I chose to be the one who listens to her body’s whispers of wisdom and says, “I hear you. Thank you for telling me. I’ve got you. It’s okay if you need more time. Thanks for reminding me to slow down.”

It can feel really hard to find gratitude in moments of pain. But it’s what naturally happens when you truly practice life in alignment.

So the next time your body feels out of control, remember that you can always control your mind. You can choose the story of victimhood or healing. You can choose if you suffer silently or express the shit of it completely unleashed. You can listen to your intuition and take action instead of second-guessing and cutting yourself short.

Your body is constantly sending you messages, and when you listen to it with compassion, life gets better… even in the painful pockets.

You feel me?

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