Bodies are wise as well as
smart. We notice the smart parts
more often, like when we still remember how to ride a bike after all those
years or when we manage to catch the toddler’s ice cream cone before it hits
the floor without thinking too much about it.
The wise parts require a little
more patience. Our bodies do, in
fact, tell us what we need. This
does not mean that when we open the fridge and see leftover pie it is our body’s
wisdom that makes us take it out and eat it. Sure, our body reacts to the idea of pie, wants pie, loves
pie. The body also knows that too
much pie means misery later.
The wisdom of the body speaks
slowly. Those first five minutes
of exercise can feel like a new terrorist interrogation program. We can spend all of high school having
a Coke and a donut for breakfast and get only minor warnings from the body
about that not being the best possible idea.
Listen in. Listen deep. Listen long. We
may find that we exercise longer and eat less. We may realize that, really, our body would rather go to
zumba than yoga, or lift weights in the morning rather than the evening. We may discover that blueberries are
the food of the gods and that we can live without eating kale ever again.
What do our bodies know?
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