If you walked outside and got a bunch of pollen and dust in your nose, and then sneezed. What would you do? You’d probably say that it was a normal response to something abnormal, right? A bunch of dust and pollen in the nose. Right, a symptom is a message- a normal response to something abnormal. So when we know that and feel it out, and learn from it- we can understand the body’s wisdom and respond. It comes from awareness and curiosity and understanding.
If you find yourself recognizing a symptom and then being upset with yourself or thinking something is “wrong with your system”, recognize there’s not. Your body is ALWAYS doing what it knows to be best to heal and balance. So if there is someone saying “there is this thing wrong with you- your body is defective” and not working with you to HEAL and balance what needs to be balanced- keep in mind the truth that- a symptom is a message, a normal response to something abnormal- which can be healed, or conditions changed.
The abnormal stimuli or experience can be anything that you realize is not aligned with nature or your higher power- however you recognize that. So for instance if someone says they feel a lot of depression- we can first ask, what does that mean to us? Because someone would say it’s a season, a phase, it’s a dip in energy and there’s much to be learned. Others would say oh in winter it seems to present itself more. Others would say it’s just something they “have” and maybe have a lot of beliefs that something is just wrong with them. But even there- remember everything is impermanent and changing- and when you change the input, the output changes.
So if we look at that- depression- without all the wordiness and analyzing of it. What does it mean? De-pressed- maybe you feel constricted, low energy, negative self talk. So what if those “symptoms” are actually your bodies way of signaling to you- the owner, to change some things or address something? What if before you take on a label, you say “my system is doing exactly what it knows to be best based on conditions, experiences and stimuli”- in other words, the symptom is a normal response to something abnormal.
So let’s take a simple example- say someone eating is processed food, junk and staying up too late on blue light screens. Well THAT IS THE THING THAT IS OFF. Your system feeling stressed and protective and sending those signals is not something wrong with your body at all. Your body is literally wisdom. It’s your body doing exactly what it should- it’s inflamed, under slept, lacking proper nutrients. So it’s sending signals to change the input and in the mean time trying to protect and constrict because of inflammation- these things you may then label depression.
So before you grab the label and start believing something- come back to the fact that a symptom is a message to get your attention- it’s a natural response. So you can practice feeling and communicating consciously with your body. Feel and inquire- work with an energy coach or natural health coach or spiritual teacher. Even feeling and just narrating what’s there “ache in my shin, tightness in right shoulder, neck crack, deep breathing, etc”. It’s a practice to connect with your body and really listen- before allowing outside sources to dictate, label or whatever else they do.
Take your power back. Let the symptom or message teach you by practicing kindness and compassion with yourself and honoring the truth that your body is always healing and balancing when we work with it.
Just like an apple tree that’s not producing tons of apples- well is it the tree? No. Is it something abnormal in the level of sunlight, water, or nutrients in the soil? Is there some parasite in it? You work on that and the output changes. We are the same way. And same with trauma- symptoms we may have felt or feel are the body’s way of getting your attention- saying, let’s work on healing what’s at the root.
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Wishing you health and strength
