the body as teacher.

an ache.
a pain.
a fatigue.

what is the body trying to tell you?
what message lingers beneath the surface,
longing to be heard?

we rush past the body.
so quick to abandon it.
to ridicule it.
to treat it carelessly.
to turn away,
instead of turning toward
this most precious resource.

how much richer life becomes
when we learn to honor it.
to treat it as the wise teacher
it has always been.

listen closely,
deeply,
to the wisdom
in every offering.

every breath.
every throb.
every stillness.

what is it saying.
what does it need.

a surrender.
a letting go.
a trust in yourself.
a belief in your enoughness.
in the fullness of this moment.

a space for gratitude.
for contentment.
an act of self-compassion.

a call for connection.
with self.
with others.

a yearning for levity.
for release of pressure.
of grief.
of holding.
of grasping.

through tears.
through breath.
a request for rest.
a pause.
a slowing down.

a thirst for nourishment.
of mind.
of body.
of spirit.

so many lessons whispered
in the language of sensation.
always available.
if we choose to pay attention.
if we choose to listen.