It is thought that the body is run by the mind - even if unconscious.. muscle movement, blood circulation - it is all controlled by signals and receptors. The brain sends a signal to a receptor, and ACTION occurs. We, as an organism, take many of these "actions" for granted. They are involuntary - we merely DO them. Without consciously deciding to breathe, we breathe. We know so little, still, about the brain and all of its abilities.. and yet it is clear that certain actions do not require "knowledge" as we define it. They do not require an acknowledgment from our conscious mind in order to occur. I wonder, then, what else is happening beyond our conscious self... what other messages are we sending?
Is it possible that we can send other messages to our body - like "I love you" or "I need you"? What about a message like, "You are not my priority" - "I do not love you", "you aren't important". Why not? We send these messages to our mind... regardless of whether we "know" it or intend to, we constantly send ourselves such messages. We tell ourselves "you cannot do it" or "you aren't worth it".. "you don't DESERVE it". It is no surprise then that we sometimes walk around feeling... worthless.
I believe we can change this. We can alter the way we speak to ourselves - and all it requires is an awareness, and the desire to change. If I love myself.. if I TRULY love myself, how can I allow myself to treat me with such disrespect? I think, rather, that I can respect myself and love myself and choose to use my thoughts and words in accordance with this - first consciously, and then hopefully subconsciously.
Why, then, can I not do the same with my physical body? The conversation between mind and body is not one-sided...
If the mind sends messages to our body, is it possible that the body also sends messages to our mind? Isn't it possible that physical pain is merely communication - feedback, if you will. Interestingly, we have the same word for an emotional sensation that we do a physical one.. we call it "feeling"... Think about heat. Our brain doesn't decide to feel hot... our body senses the temperature and signals are sent to the brain to interpret as "heat". Your body tells your mind you are hot - then based on the knowledge you possess [experience with heat, physical limitations], you make a decision. Hundreds, Thousands maybe of these decisions are made each day... but what happens if your brain doesn't understand your body's message?
What if the signals cross? Can this happen? Can we confuse a physical feeling with an emotional one? Does our heart really "break" when our emotional HeartBrain is temporarily "hurt"? Is there perhaps such a deep connection between body and mind that a problem in your mind can CREATE physical pain and vice versa?
I think so. I believe this.. I am aware, now, of certain goings-on within myself. A dialogue of sorts - a conversation between my physical body and my emotional body - my "head and my heart" - my body and my mind. Once I chose to listen, to be aware, to answer myself - answer for myself, to myself, BY MYSELF... I opened a whole new realm of potential.
I have the power to ask of myself certain things - needs, wants, etc. I also have the power to SAY NO. Until I can get to the truth through experience, I may not know the answers.. but just being willing to LISTEN is more than I was doing before. It is more than many do in the entirety of their lives.
This is a BIG accomplishment... yet, I am by no means at the end. Discovery is a process - I feel incredibly fortunate that I have been awakened and can now truly begin to seek truth.
My body has been trying to get my attention for years now - I was just too stubborn to listen. I continued to say "I do not love you. You are unworthy of my attention". I realize now. Though it would have been easier to simply "get it" immediately - I would not have learned what I learned. I would not be here... at this place of awareness and possibility.
I am listening... I don't know yet what I am saying to myself -but I willing to find out.. without judgment. Without self-hate or self-incrimination. With LOVE. I can show myself that I love myself by making choices and decisions for both my physical and emotional bodies that are in alignment with my higher-self.. in accordance with my goals, my dreams, my desires.
In this moment I must strengthen my physical self - and what is fascinating to me is that once I slowed down enough to hear myself think, I could also feel myself LIVE. I can feel my body centering - aligning. I can FEEL my body healing...the muscles growing and lengthening, my spine straightening and strengthening. I can feel my body rebuilding itself - piece by piece, cell by cell. And with this new sensation, I gain new perspective - new perceptions.
My mind begins to rebuild itself as well. The dialogue continues...
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