There are instances in life in which we feel alone. Sometimes we may feel alone because we believe that no one will fully understand our thoughts, desires, or concerns. In these times, we may become a bit of a recluse, not sharing our vulnerable selves with others. We simply don’t feel safe to do so. When this happens, we may resort to journaling to get our thoughts out of our heads and onto paper. Visually seeing what we feel in the form of words can be a major help. This assists us to dissect our fears, hopes, challenges, and then frees our mind to come up with solutions or novel ideas.
There are other times that we isolate ourselves because we need space to think and process events, such as the loss of a loved one. We may feel alone in our grief. Many people use support groups to vent and brainstorm their feelings, while others clam up and hold things inside.
During the occasions that we feel alone, we must remember that we have at least one lifelong companion. Some would argue that we have two or more lifelong companions. Our guaranteed lifelong companion is our physical body. Another idea, from a more spiritual base, is that we are each born with a guardian angel who accompanies us all throughout our life as well and helps us out only when we ask it to. That’s where the practice of prayer comes into play. The idea is when we need guidance or assistance, we must ask for it from our guardian angel or from a higher power. Once the request has been put forth, they then work to assist in the appropriate ways to provide the answer to our solicitation.
The living energy (aka soul) is constantly accompanied by our body up to the day of our death. The body goes through all of our experiences with us. It rejoices in happy moments, grieves during our sad situations, gets heated when we are upset, and nervous when we are panicked, fearful, or anxious. Our soul triggers our body to react according to the energies that are flowing through it. When we experience times of unhealthy emotion or energy, our body has no choice but to feel that too. It is the best friend that we consistently have, but often ignore.
Have you ever been sick, and kept going about your life as if you were well? Going off to work, even though you have a low-grade fever. Your body is not well, but your soul convinces it to push ahead despite this fact. Another example would be when you are busy tending to and sacrificing for others out of love for them, even when you are tired, and your body has not rested for a long period of time. Maybe you just lost your father and could be grieving, but instead you are out and about attending to life’s duties of being a cheerful parent at your child’s sporting activity. In this situation, our soul is feeling loss and our body should be in sync with it, but we force our body to go against its natural tendency to grieve. How often do we hold back tears when deep down something touches our spirit and we feel like crying? The soul has felt something, but it prevents the body from following through with its physical response of tears. See how we ignore our bodies? These are but a few examples of when our soul purposely ignores its best friend, our body. It is challenging for our body to neglect our soul. Whatever the soul feels or experiences, the body wants to follow suit.
In more recent years, meditation, yoga, mindfulness, and the practice of presence have become very popular. These methods offer the spirit a way to bond with the body. To fully connect to it so that they are in sync. During meditation, time is allocated for the soul and body to come to an understanding of one another and align. The soul is not ignoring the body, and the body is paying close attention to the soul. Tears are allowed to flow, screams may be shouted out into the open space, and balance can be worked on. The soul will allow the brain to rummage through all of its random thoughts. In addition, the soul will allow the heart to feel the emotional energies that are brewing within it. Our soul will even respect and acknowledge our physical body and its many sensations. Our soul is the life energy that powers up our physical self. Once our life energy is depleted from our body, we are considered dead. Much like a battery that runs out of charge, that is similar to how the soul’s energy may work. It will eventually be depleted, or the energy transferred upon release.
It is important that our physical body and soul consistently and honestly communicate. They are lifetime companions, and as such must establish mutual respect and acknowledgement of one another. When nervous energies are stirring within you, it is normally followed by a racing heart rate or sweaty palms. This is what is supposed to happen…the body and the soul are aligned. When we take the time to listen to our soul, often called intuition, then we facilitate this back-and-forth communication. The connection is not blocked. However, when we feel nervous and put on a façade that nothing is bothering us, to the point of covering up our physical signals, which is when problems occur. Consistently ignoring, neglecting, blocking, or masking the communication between body and soul is a recipe for illness. It is just a matter of time before the physical body gets ill or the soul’s energy gets depleted leading to an early (often unexpected) death.
Since no one desires to be ill or dead it is in our best interest to ensure that there is an open flow between the body and soul. They should “touch base” with one another regularly throughout the day. The communication should be balanced, both body and soul are speaking their truth equally. Neither is ignoring or suppressing the other. When the soul becomes overwhelmed with joy upon hearing wonderful news, the body can help it release any surplus emotional energies through tears, giggles, laughter, etc. They must be aligned.
Ultimately, it is up to us to ensure that we are taking the time to have our body and soul aligned. To help them get on the “same page” so that they can get through this thing called life and do so successfully and for the full duration of our lifetime. When we honor the main parts of ourselves in this way, we achieve the ultimate gift which is an existential experience of tranquility. What a marvelous way to live!
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