Speaking Truth, Listening Attentively
Each day our bodies are sending us messages, wanting us to listen and hopefully act. The tricky part is paying attention to those inner messages.
How do you know when your body is talking to you? Messages can come in a variety of ways. They may come in the form of pain or tension. It might be an emotion that lingers for apparently no reason. Or maybe it is a dream that was particularly memorable or repeats itself.
In our society, we are not accustomed to internal listening. We have somehow disconnected from the intermingling of our personal body-mind-emotions-spirit interactions. We can change that – simply by paying attention.
Take a moment over the week to truly listen.
To begin, start with someone else. Each of us verbalizes the body-mind-spirit connection. For instance, we might hear someone say “he died of a broken heart.” Sure enough, this may happen after a long-time spouse passes away and the person left behind then suffers from heart problems – the broken heart.
Or maybe your friend expresses that he has a pain in his neck. As your friend continues, he may express frustration with a boss who will not let up with him at work. The boss is his “pain in the neck.”
All of these examples may be oversimplified. Often the situation is more complex, but sometimes it is exactly what has been verbalized.
I know personally that I see the body-mind-spirit connection frequently within me. I once really wanted a specific job. Thought for sure I would get it. A call soon came to me letting me know that I had not been offered the position.
Disappointed, I ended the call. Over the next couple of hours, I began to notice that I was developing an earache. I remember thinking then…the call did not deliver the message that I wanted to hear.
Once you hear it with others, you will also begin to hear yourself verbalize the body-mind-emotion-spirit connection. Take time this week to listen to another — truly listen – and see what you hear from your friend, significant other, family member, coworker or yourself.
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