The body tells on itself, even when you are not listening. You do know what makes you tick. With the business of everyday life, constant demands by others, and work, school, health and personal schedules, over-extension can invade even the best made plans. It is healthy to push ourselves for a short amount of time, but it is not only unhealthy to overexert your body, mind, and spirit until there is nothing left of you, it can shut you down completely, even to an early death. When you drive a machine beyond its breaking point, it breaks. You are worth so much more than a machine.
Still, if we fail to heed the warning signs, body systems shut down. You might think you can handle anything, but the reality is, you are not a machine, nor should you want to be. It is not a testament to you that you can endure more stress than the lift off of a rocket into outer space. That is truly the tell-tale mark of an egomaniac.
How do you put the pieces of yourself together after major life changes, the death of loved ones, and the demise of all you held to be true, which proved to be otherwise?
Breathe. Just breathe. Be gentle. Go slow. Life is not a race. Meditate on why you are here on Earth in the first place. You chose to be born for a reason. Do you know your life’s mission and dharma yet?
It is no accident you are here, however you got here, and whatever the circumstance. The world needs you. You are not insignificant.
If you have yet to map out your next steps, look around you. What is calling for your attention? Is it healthy to pour your energy into this project at this moment in time, or is it time to move on?
Be honest with yourself. If you do not deal with the dysfunction you observe, you are doomed to keep repeating the patterns that have sabotaged you until you tackle the issue head on. All of this information sounds like common sense, but when you are in the thick of a gut-wrenching or heart-throbbing situation, you may not be able to see the forest for the trees.
Migraine headaches, sciatica, joint pain, bad moods, fear, anxiety, panic attacks, and depression are a few of the crippling signs to watch out for that let you know you have taken on too much. If this resonates with you, adjust your schedule, and/or change your personal paradigms. These can be toxic relationship changes or finding a new job situation.
Regardless of what anyone else tells you, no one, no spouse, no boss, no friend or family member is in charge of your health nor happiness. No one should ever tell you that you are to be on call for them 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. Even a life-saving surgeon at the hospital has other medical staff to back up the life-saving care.
It’s time to stop treating people as objects. You are worth more than that.
You are worthy.
Namaste