Yesterday, I had a mud bath at a spa in Calistoga, California. I lay in the clay, peat moss, and 104 degree mineral water for ten minutes, rinsed, and lay wrapped in a warm blanket in a dark room–a cocoon of sorts–for a half hour. As I relaxed, I realized it was a good time to tell my cells that they could stop living a somatically-stressed life. The operation I had as an infant happened long ago and it was time that they stop marinating in PTS energy. In other words, it was time to be normal.
Later, lying on a lounge chair on the spa roof, I saw a large bird circling high in the heavens and heard a songbird serenading in a nearby tree. I stretched my limbs and the sun warmed me completely. I felt uninhibited and free. My middle, the place around my scar, seemed unstuck. A density that I have always felt there was no longer compressing me; lightness had wafted in.
For a few moments, I felt as though I never had an operation. My middle existed in equal proportion to every other part of my body. A moment of normalcy had arrived –feeling balanced, light, and free. I was simply me, Wendy, happy to be healthy. Happy to be alive, enjoying everything we have been given.
Your writing is amazing. I feel like I was with you. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us.
Your writing is amazing. I feel like I was with you. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us.
Jessi, Thanks for accompanying me on my journey.
Jessi, Thanks for accompanying me on my journey.
What a wonderful time you had a week or so ago! I agree with Jessi that your post draws us into what you were given to enjoyed so much. This is another good news story, and I’m so glad for you. I get the feeling you are growing in the freedom, joy and normalcy that emotional health is?
Yes, “normal” is lightness and a sense that all is well within and without (outside of) the body. I love feeling normal. I feel free–as if I have permission to feel capable and powerful. This level of well being is so new. Emotional health rocks! Thanks for sharing my joy.
What a wonderful time you had a week or so ago! I agree with Jessi that your post draws us into what you were given to enjoyed so much. This is another good news story, and I’m so glad for you. I get the feeling you are growing in the freedom, joy and normalcy that emotional health is?
Yes, “normal” is lightness and a sense that all is well within and without (outside of) the body. I love feeling normal. I feel free–as if I have permission to feel capable and powerful. This level of well being is so new. Emotional health rocks! Thanks for sharing my joy.