Messages from the Body
Just as nature speaks to us through symbolism and sends messages to us, our own bodies speak to us through the aches, pains, ailments or disease we experience. This isn’t to say that all infirmities or bodily ailments are caused by emotions, nor that they will be instantly fixed if we address the emotions. But stress and blocked emotions can cause dis-ease in the body which eventually can show up in physical symptoms. The body will give us clues as to what we are not addressing. Sometimes it even screams for our attention. It’s always a good idea to address unprocessed emotions or trauma. It’s a liberating process and just might help you physically as well.
Showing Up in Relationships – Letting My Virgo Moon Voice Be Heard
How Cytel Schults helped me embrace my perfectionistic Virgo-moon voice with a process to improve relationships with my body & others. When I went through a divorce after 28-years of marriage, I told my sister my decision. She exclaimed, “Finally! You’re out here stirring up the world, and you won’t stir a teacup in your…
Jaw Pain: What My Body Is Telling Me
Our bodies store emotions, tension, and stress. Whenever I have pain or a problem in my body (such as jaw pain or tooth pain), I look for the root emotions or experiences behind it. This process may or may not completely solve the physical pain, but at least I know I’m addressing what it’s asking…
Creative Block and the Sacral Chakra
Do you feel like you aren’t creative? Or maybe you feel like you are creative, but your creativity is only channeled in a few directions? For years, as either a primary or sole support of a large family, I funneled my creativity through the filter of “can it be monetized?” If I could justify my…
The Real Gift Hidden in the Pandemic
What I’m learning from the pandemic that could be one of the greatest gifts that God could give us … if we will learn to use it. My husband and I ended up getting Covid while we were in Arizona a few weeks ago. We’d held out without getting it til then. We’d spent the…
Finding Peace Amidst the World’s Contention
In recent years, I’ve been a voice, calling out what I see is illogical or unjust in the world. But keeping up with current events was making my blood pressure high and causing anxiety and sleeplessness. Obviously, the way I was handling things wasn’t working for me. How could I hope for peace in the…
Fiction Writing and Sleuthing the Emotions Behind My Neck Pain
The following is a free-form writing exercise I used this morning. What started as a tug to write some fiction morphed into energetic sleuthing to uncover the emotional source of some neck pain I’ve had. I started out by pulling up a blank page in Word and writing whatever came … as if I were…
