Here’s something disturbing that happens to me on a regular basis: I pay attention to my posture when I’m sitting at my desk. Have you ever done that? Scary, isn’t it? When you become conscious of your posture, you notice all kinds of things. For example, you notice that you have lousy posture. You notice that your feet are falling asleep, and you didn’t even realize it. You notice that your neck is aching. You notice that your hands are all gnarled and incorrectly positioned. You notice that your shoulders are tensed up and slightly raised. Your back isn’t straight. In short, your body is a mangled mass of stressed-out, unnaturally configured human being.
Catch that last part? Human being.
Like I tell my boys, our bodies are soft, fragile things. Our physical self is nothing more than some bones and the squishy parts that surround them! So, I just went through the exercise of bringing consciousness to my present moment. My shoulders are relaxed now. My back is straight. My head is held up (but my screen is too low, so I’ve got some work to do for this one). My arms and hands are more properly positioned. My feet are planted flat on the ground. I just nibbled on a Larabar. In short, I am conscious of my human beingness. Consciousness leads to presence, and presence leads to happiness. It really does.
There are all kinds of reasons why we might become so distracted and so stressed that our physical beings become outward manifestations of our emotional and spiritual state. Take a moment, from time to time, to allow your humanity to flow through and overpower whatever negative energy might be permeating your body. Your squishy parts will be happier and will thank you. You might just feel a little better in the process, too!
Illuminate Possibilities 