You may have read this title and thought it would be about the physical aspects of our bodies as we work to heal. The importance of exercising our muscles each day. The need for us to make flexibility a practice in our daily lives. In a way yes I am suggesting we increase our flexibility in our routines.
When we are unwell limitations are set upon how we go about our daily life and this eventually becomes our new “normal.” Our lives with our “dis-ease” becomes our new reality. In adopting our new “norm” we put routines into practice. We find ways to go about meeting our daily needs that work in concert with our challenges.
Take for example food. Anyone with a digestive disorder can attest to the caution we take when we approach what we eat when we go to a restaurant. We look for what ingredients are listed and run down a series of lists of things we have on our do not list. We then check in with ourselves and make sure our bellies are feeling alright and can receive the food before sitting down to a nice meal. All of this is necessary, but what I would like to suggest is that we allow ourselves a bit more flexibility in how we approach this process.
If we come from a fear-based mentality each time we look to see what we can eat we are setting ourselves up to not enjoy ourselves. We are creating the perfect atmosphere for our bodies to reject the food, no matter how appropriate. If our “do not list” becomes so long that we find ourselves eating the same thing every day we are setting limitations that make enjoyment impossible.
By adopting an attitude of flexibility we may find that we have more options that what we previously thought. We may consider more ways to review the menu. We can approach the waitstaff with an open mind and ask for their selections ordering a dish or two for variety and choice.
Being flexible means applying a gentler spirit to ourselves and this can only enhance our healing opportunities.
In health,
Safara
