Your Healthy Whole Body

What Your Healthy Whole Body & a Well-Tuned Vehicle
Have in Common

It’s common for us to identify ourselves by our body.  We label ourselves tall, short, thin, muscular, curvy, healthy, and unhealthy and so on.  Very few of us are able to step outside of this definition and see our body for what it really is – a blessed vehicle which carries us through our joys, our troubles, our victories and our challenges. It allows us to experience the juiciness of life.

Rather than define it and let that definition rule how you treat your body, because really you are much more than tall or short, thin or curvy, how about taking supreme care of it?  Why not treat it as the wonderful vehicle it is?

Let’s use a common metaphor for the human body, a car.  They’re both vehicles which if taken care of will last you a long time.  A car, no matter what style or model, will get you where you need to go.  Your body, if taken care of, will do the same.

How Do You Treat Your Car And How Do You Treat Your Body?

Many of us treat our cars much better than we treat our bodies.  We put only the best fuel in the gas tank, no matter how much more it costs over the regular fuel, and then we fill our bodies with food that is essentially void of nutrition.  We ritually wash our cars every weekend, the metaphorical car spa and yet we don’t spend any time or money on basic self care.

We ignore the knocks and pings, the very loud signals our body gives us when it needs something. Yet, the slightest shimmy or gurgle from under the hood of our car sends us to the auto mechanic for a diagnostic.

You might be thinking ‘but it’s dangerous to ignore these sounds from your car.”  This is true, squeaking brakes or a grinding noise from the rear axel could cause an accident.  However, the sounds and signals your body gives you are even more meaningful. We’ve all heard the stories about a friend or family member who ignored the signs and then complications set in and their health spiraled down.

Rather than continue on this path, appreciate your body in whatever shape, form, and situation it is in.  It has carried you this far in life.  It has taken you wherever you need to go and it hasn’t let you down.  Start taking excellent care of it today.  Embrace your healthy whole body because while you are much more than your body, you cannot exist physically and experience life without it.

Consider The Following Questions:

Your car will be unable to run or take you where you want to go without putting in the right grade of fuel.  Are you running on empty? Using the best fuel? If you’re not, begin today to make small changes.  Drink more water, replace empty calories with nutrients.  Feed your body well and it’ll take you far.

Are you paying attention to the check engine light blinking on your dashboard?  We’re talking about self care here; setting time aside for you, getting regular checkups, and striving for some kind of balance.  You don’t have to schedule a weekly massage or a thousand dollar spa spending spree.  If you can, of course go for it.

You can choose to take a walk, soak in a candle lit bubble bath, or spend time playing board games with your friends and family. Simply breathe deeply, study a beautiful flower or painting for a full minute, watch the birds in your back yard and listen to their songs – there are a lot of ways to step back and enjoy your life, find balance, and take care of the signals your body is sending you.

It makes sense to take care of yourself in all the ways that you know how and are able to. You can wait until your car breaks down to get it repaired or you can choose regular maintenance, following up  right away when you notice a rattle, a chug in the engine, wiper blades that don’t clear the windshield, any malfunction.

Finally, when the tread gets thin on your tires, you replace them right?  What about when your tread gets thin?  Our physical body is where the “rubber meets the road” in the expression of our spiritual being, providing concrete evidence and proof about our journey.  We all need to take time to evaluate our lives, where we are and where we’re going.  Our needs change over time. If we ignore these changing needs we ignore who we are on all levels – physical, emotional, mental and spiritual – not a good thing for our health, happiness and enlightenment.

So, next time you’re at the gas station or washing your car step back and remember that you wouldn’t be able to do any of those tasks if it weren’t for the divine vehicle you’re residing in – your body.  Take great care of it; it’s the only one you get for this journey.

©2009 Deborah A. Lindholm

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