Most people believe their body works against them, but this is far from the truth. I have spent years studying the miraculous wonders of the human body and how it constantly fights to find homeostasis, or balance. The issue does not lie within the complex system of the body, but in the external factors we expose ourselves to. Some are self-inflicted, yet others are unavoidable, a topic for another time.
Believing our bodies are capable of achieving miracles is one of the first steps to true healing, and that is what I am here to help you understand.
Your body fights for you every second of the day. Think about the heart. Place your hand there and feel it beating. This is your center, where love and joy are found. Blood is constantly pushed from the heart to supply the rest of your organs with the oxygen and nutrients they need to function. Your heart beats with its very own complex electrical system, it can keep beating on its own even if the rest of the body is gone.
Think about your liver, also known as a “super organ.” The liver detoxifies the body from the constant flood of toxins from the world and from what we consume. It promotes immune function and metabolism. It can even regenerate itself!
These are only two of the major organs that work tirelessly for us every day, and yet we have unfortunately lost sight of this. Often, we abuse our bodies because we have not taken the time to remember what they do for us every second of the day. Abusing the body can look like eating foods we know are toxic to us, or sitting on the couch all day and not moving. Our society has normalized this way of life, a sedentary lifestyle and the Standard American Diet (SAD).
We have taken the awe and wonder out of the human body. Instead of gratitude, we meet our body with frustration.
We just expect our bodies to work for us, and get frustrated when they can no longer perform the way they’re supposed to. We have been taught to think of our bodies as the enemy, to believe they simply break down and work against us. But in reality, your body is responding to how you are treating it. The human body will always find a way to survive, but it will have to work harder and smarter if we consistently abuse it.
Our bodies send us signs and clues about what they need, and those are the physical symptoms you may be feeling. Simple examples:
- Your muscles feel fatigued: you need rest.
- Your lips feel chapped: you need water (or a cute chapstick).
- Your stomach grumbles: you need food.
Unfortunately, it has gotten to the point that these signals have become so complicated we don’t even know what we need anymore. The reason is that we are so disconnected from the body. The busy lifestyle we’ve cultivated doesn’t allow us to slow down for one second, we’re unable to focus on ourselves and listen to what our bodies need.
Sometimes the symptoms a patient presents with are a simple fix, like “you need to drink more water and eat a cleaner diet.” But we are now seeing a surge of people who show up with a complex list of symptoms that drinking more water simply cannot fix. The unfortunate reality is that these patients have been disconnected from their body for so long that they can no longer recognize its signs. The body has suffered, lack of movement, the SAD diet, emotional dysregulation, lack of sleep, for so long that now it is “screaming.”
We need to return home to the body and find our roots again.
Life is miraculous. Our bodies carry the spiritual power of God within them. God created us in His image, with His miraculous ways. Take a step back and think about how amazing it is to create life from two cells, how profound our bodies are, how their functions keep us alive every second of the day. Find gratitude for your body. Say thank you to your body for working for you.
It is a dangerous thought to believe that human beings are no longer miraculous. We have removed the awe from human life, and it is dangerous to step away from the power you hold. Maybe today’s society wants you to think you are not miraculous. But please listen when I say:
YOU. ARE. MIRACULOUS.
Your body is made to work for you, not against you. You can heal your body. You just need to shift your perspective. You have the Spirit of God within you.
Xoxo,
Elyse
