I will do the work. To connect with and wake my body back up even though I kinda fell apart again. I WILL pay the price, each and every time, because that is my reality. I’d rather do it than to fall apart more. I *know now* that it works. That I get stronger. That my body feels more capable and that it is there for me. That my life and existence become more expressive, and that it feels really good, and is a source of pleasure.
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Having a Party Without the Elephant
If continuing to consume alcohol when I try so hard to preserve my health is the elephant in my health room, then throwing a party and deciding *not* to drink must be my first party without that elephant hanging around.
Challenges Give Us Gifts
Illness can be a gift that reminds us what to appreciate and accept about our bodies, rather than to always judge as not good enough.
Tap Into your Inner Energy
You know, I started doing koga (which is mindfulness-based, inward-focused movement to music) for exercise. Yet, I got something so much more than just doing “exercise”. I’m no longer checking some box out of obligation to my “good health”. No, I’m doing something that truly feels satisfying. It’s actually a source of pleasure, because it…
Moving the Body AS the Body
A totally different ‘way’ to exercise. If we believe we are exercising for our ‘health’ … shouldn’t we be in a healthy mindset while doing it?
When the World Loses its Sparkle
Life eventually gets all of us down at some point or another. This isn’t failure … it’s biochemistry. Here are some options to bolster your reserves.
Does Your Body Hate to Exercise?
We are meant to move. Movement of our bodies pumps the lymphatic system for us. The lymphatic system is critical in clearing out all the junk and waste products from the body. Imagine if you never took the garbage out from the kitchen? It’d pile up and start to stink up your whole house! Well,…
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