My Body is Sacred Ground- Announcement

One way to know that you are due for a big shift is when you notice yourself experiencing chaos. Chaos can come in as unwanted change, loss, discomfort with the usual, dissatisfaction and an overall lack of ease.

I”m right there.

I have been listening to guidance within me getting louder and coming in with more and more clarity. There have been some very painful events in my life- things that really frighten me. I like security and sameness at my core- that’s what allows me to create, a solid core. But there is so much change around my family and me right now. My beloved companion and soul-dog Campbell was killed by a coyote last week. My husband has been out of work for a few months. My oldest son is off to college in a few weeks. My stepdaughter just moved to Georgia. I’m feeling it. I both crave something fresh and new, and the old and familiar. I am uncomfortable.

What do I do when God speaks through my IntuitiveBody and mixes it all up to get my attention?

I usually get really focused on inspired, pristine, devoted self-care. And that’s where I’m going, and what I am going to be writing about.

I am blessed with knowing exactly what I need to do.

I know what to eat and how much and when.

I know the ways to move my body that feel best.

I know how much spiritual infusion I need to have and the best ways to receive it.

I know where to go to get support and healing that are beyond what I am able to provide for myself.

I know how to create incredible beauty around me and to appreciate it, in daily life and also as a spiritual practice to fill myself up in each moment.

I know how to love and how to be loved, albeit sometimes imperfectly and clumsily.

I want to write about all of this and share it with you.

I am returning to my body as Sacred Ground with the specific practices that remind me that my body is indeed the temple that houses my soul. I am courting better radiant health and balance and beauty.

I will make a small confession-type statement here, but I want it to be gentle because we all need more gentle around this in our lives and honestly I am not going to be engaging in any self-bashing around my body or anything else here, and I pray that you don’t either.

But here it is.

I am feeling fairly terrible in my body at this moment in time. Like you, I don’t do my best. I know how, I do as much as I can, but putting out fires with work and family and finances and such can be distracting. I have always been devoted around my physical exercise/workouts- I love them, they keep me happy healthy and sane. The food is where I get sloppy. Meditation goes by the wayside. My Qi-Gong practice that is one of my favorite and more peace-providing practices ever becomes nonexistent. These things takes time- it’s logistics and juggling and I know you know what I mean.

But as a kind of ambassador of health and wellness and taking the best care of one’s body without overeating I feel some shame and embarrassment when I am not where I want to be. I was at a wonderful conference last week, Tory Johnson’s (weekly contributor to GMA and powerhouse creator of Women for Hire)”Spark and Hustle” in Atlanta. I was in the company of talented, diverse and beautiful women. And I was honestly feeling some shame around representing my business, IntuitiveBody.com that has helped countless women recover from the misery of overeating, as I presented myself in a bigger body. Although at 53, I have learned to love myself through my imperfections, it didn’t feel good to be out of alignment with my values in such a public way.

This was just one of the moments leading me back to my temple and reclaiming my own Sacred Ground.I often find that when we are in emotional pain (for me, it’s been the loss of my dog Campbell), the best medicine is to fortify ourselves in every possible way we can.

I will be clarifying how to share this journey with you in the next several days. You can always count on me to speak from my heart and spirit with honesty and integrity. This will help me, and it is my wish that it helps you.

 

With love and every blessing-

Lisa

I would love it if you’d share this- could you take a second and post this link on twitter and FB please? it will just take a second and I’d be so grateful, here’s the link: http://tinyurl.com/39r43vt

Also, pls let me know what you thought/felt/loved/hated about this post. talk to me and i’ll talk back, i promise. xox Lisa