The body freakin knows

The other day, I was in a situation where I thought, hmm, I might need to enforce a boundary.

And my mind started going-

Do I do it now?

How about now?

Here?
No...what about here?

But as I was noticing those thoughts, I was also noticing my body was really open and calm.

So I was like... let me give it a minute.

So I slowed down.
I took a deep breath.
I chose to drop into the openness in my body.
It felt lovely, and easy, and safe.

And THEN.
About 10 minutes later.
My body basically THREW UP a boundary.
The one I was contemplating just 10 minutes before.

And it came out naturally, and effectively.
The other person heard me FULLY, and respected it.
And you know what,
My body remained open.
Felt safe.
Felt heard.

😅

I know sometimes we can get a little too focused on self-development, standing up for ourselves, or buying into an IDEA of what empowerment MIGHT look like...

But the truth is- it’s not really empowerment, or growth, or healing, unless it’s the truth from within.

And if you give your body a chance- I bet it knows when it’s time.

But you gotta listen.

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