Our body is loving kindness

When I many many years ago was severely ill, for a long period I was just in bed. It was difficult and challenging and very painful. And I did not know if I would ever get well again. I was beyond exhausted, beyond ill, really.

But it is now my treasure chest. And it has been ever since. For the first time in my life, well since being a child, I had the time to get to know my body. I had been busy, immensely busy and now I couldn’t go anywhere.

I remember being in awe when suddenly seeing the magic of the body. In awe when feeling, seeing and sensing my hands. Their warmth, their energy, the energy that was flowing in my body. That soothing stability and softness that always was present, regardless of what I felt. Like stepping into a magical forest and suddenly seeing all the details.

I saw that it was constantly beating, vibrating, healing, I saw what happened if I cut my finger. I saw the healing. And I started to trust the healing of my body. And the ways to support it became clearer. And my body healed. I healed. And I learned. And I fell completely in love with the human body.

I also saw that health is innate. Already here. And that there is so much we can do to support our body. But it doesn’t need to be complicated. It doesn’t need to entail effort. It is already here, we just need to give space for it. And often, time for it, patience for it. But the gems are always there.

And yes, I know, some things don’t completely heal. But we can always increase our wellbeing, always extract ease from the midst of the challenge. Always make it easier.

I tested a lot. I learned a lot. And I am passionate about making it easy. Also in those moments when it doesn’t feel easy at all. Especially then we can draw on the always on gentleness of our body, the always on warmth, that always on loving kindness. It is there. It is here, already here in our body, it is our body. Our body is loving kind.

Falling in love with the human body was one of the gifts of my illness. And there are many more. And if you are in the midst of a challenge now, I say to you what someone told me when I was in the midst of it:

-One day you might look back at this and be so grateful for this time.

I do. I am. And it is my burning wish that you will know that there are solutions. Solutions that support our body and there are steps we can take to make life easier. And make it easier having a body.

And with us in that, we have the best buddy, the best wondrously capable team mate, our own body.

I send so much love to you and your body.