Is it just me or is it getting more and more difficult to make it through an entire day without seeing someone’s butt crack? The other day on the ferry I had the “pleasure” of sitting behind (pun intended) a woman whose thong and butt were hanging out of the back of her jeans. Today, an un-petite clerk was squatting down restocking some shelves and I swear her whole butt cheek was hanging out. I even did a double-take just to make sure I had actually seen her butt and not just a lunar eclipse. This was not a small butt people, this was un-missable. Can you not feel the air-con on your butt? Can you not feel your jeans down around your knees? I just don’t get it.

My daughter just had a lesson on “body science” at her school, which included the correct biological terms for pee and poo. She now refers to her stuffed teddy as “Winnie the Stool.”

This coincides well with her recent spelling word sentence: “I am funny.”

I originally wrote this post on Oct 5th (almost a week ago already!) Most of the time giving advice is so much easier than taking it … Anyway, my words of wisdom(!) from last week …
Our bodies speak to us in different ways. Sometimes in a whisper - a cautionary twinge or ache; and sometimes in a scream - a major disease or physical breakdown.

If we heed the wisdom of our bodies - if we listen, really listen, to those whispers and screams, we can begin to heal. The physical symptoms our bodies show us - in an objective, measurable form (especially for those of us who have a logical bent) are the manifestations of the needs of our spirits. Are you missing something from your life right now? Are you listening to your internal wisdom? Are you doing those things you know will nourish your spirit?

I know what I need to keep both my physical and my emotional selves happy: I need to live in the moment; I need to experience the arts; I need time for meditation and contemplation; I need to challenge myself to learn more about myself and others; and I need to express myself creatively - through my relationships, through my writing and through my cooking.

I’ve been neglecting my own needs lately and my body has begun to rebel - a niggling cold, a persistent infection, a rise in blood sugar, and an iron deficiency. I hope that by re-focusing my awareness and my energy on the needs of my spirit, the healing of my body can begin anew.

I’ve temporarily forgotten myself and my body has forced me to wake up and remember.