The sun has such a powerful recharging effect on our bodies. Spending some time in the sun, soaking in the heat, the light and the fresh air has given me a surge of energy that has reminded me how important it is to integrate with nature everyday. When we have a lot on our plate and we are on the go it’s hard to remember that our bodies are like plants, the food we eat, the sleep hygiene we adopt, the movement we incorporate and our connection with nature all plays a role in how we experience our moments.
It’s so easy to get lost in our minds, in the confined ever changing and moving thought processes that distract us from the moments we are in. Living life through my body is foreign to me because I’ve not really been brought up in a way that puts the body in the centre of experiencing life. I’ve not been brought up with movement, with nature and or with the tools needed to feel my body and my experiences. This was not intentional because I know that my parents didn’t have these tools either. But I am determined to learn, to expose myself to a new way of living and being that will allow me to have a more holistic experience of my life.
I’m exhausted by the thoughts that my ego constraints me with, it makes my world small and it takes me away from the joy, the peace and the beauty that is in front of me in any given moment. So as I set out to learn a new way of being and growing into a version of myself that is more aligned to my natural state, as opposed to my learned state, I need to be conscious of my intentions and what my drivers are. If they come from a place of ego then I am doing it for others and not for myself. But if they come from a place of love, learning, growth, reconnection and alignment, then they will help me remember the wisdom that my consciousness wants to share with me through my body and the gift of life. For example, for a long time I wanted to become more active because it felt like it was the ‘right thing’ to do. But the more I unpack this desire I realise that I want to incorporate movement because it makes me feel good and it allows my body to become present in my day to day life. Or my initial desire for integrating with nature was because the older I am becoming the more I can see that a lot of activities that my peers want to engage in involves nature, but I realise now that nature has a healing power that helps me feel more connected to myself. I may. have originally stepped out of my comfort zone because of others, but it’s important that I find internal motivation to stay in the stretch space and engage in these activities because of how they make me feel and the value they add to my experiences.
So, as I sit here soaking in the sun and reconnecting with my body I am reminded that all these thoughts that have distracted me, stressed me and or constrained me are nothing but thoughts that my brain is generating as a result of the learning and programming it has had over it’s lifetime. They come and go, they are useful to observe but they are not the ones in control of my being; I’m reminded that we are so much bigger and vaster than any thought that passes through.
Find your way of reconnecting with You. Pay attention to the wisdom that comes through your body and allow it to heal you.
Love Always,
M
Souloom™ 