You Can't Hurry Love
Princess Positivity strikes again....and conquers, naturally!
Since I was born with an anatomical intestinal malformation that complicated the natural processes of my internal body systems, I have had to use various supplements, such as digestive enzymes and probiotics, etc, to aid these systems in their respective processes. In recent weeks I have gained confidence in my body's ability to do its job and I have been less vigilant about taking my supplements. Victory? Maybe at first glance, but when some symptoms creeped back in and I found myself not feeling well I paid attention to the little reminder my body was sending me. I NEED those supplements.
Years of GI dysfunction have permanently altered my body's ability to process and digest food and beverages as efficiently as it should so therefore, I need to hold its hand and help it along a little. Now some may look at this as a regression or a disheartening realization - I will likely ALWAYS need these supplements - but not Princess Positivity! Nope!
Holding our body's hand and helping it along its path to wellness is exactly what we all should be doing in whatever way our body asks us to. For some it may be intense exercise or meditation or a particular style of eating or, yes, even taking supplements and/or medications. Heeding our body's call to hold its hand is not a failure or a sign of weakness. Rather, it is a statement loud and clear that we are one with our body, we have its back and we want to journey together mind, body and spirit to OUR wellness however that may look for us. Wellness is not a "one size fits all" prescription. It's individualized and it's our job to listen to our bodies, be mindful of our thoughts and actions, and DECIDE to accept what is and address what it can become through OUR choices.
I've written before that I may not be there yet, but I am closer than I was yesterday. Healing is a journey. Wellness is a journey. You can't hurry love ;-) so why should we hurry this ?
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