Obstacles Are Clues

Obstacles aren’t pleasant, maybe even sheer misery. But hidden within the madness are clues to correct what has been missed. A crisis causes us to put many things on hold and give it our full attention. There are messages in the pain. Information that can liberate us into wholeness. Seek and you shall find the answers.

I had a health crisis myself recently. I had elevated temperatures for a couple of days at an alarming degree, followed by parasthesia at a 10/10 level of discomfort for 4 days. The skin of my arms and legs were on fire, burning, pins and needles, and all I wanted to do was jump out of my skin. It was a sensation I’ve never felt before. I had so much compassion for people who suffer with this due to serious illnesses. My intuition told me that I needed to detox my system asap! Intense juicing and herbs to detox the Liver, saunas, sweating, anything to rid my body of the toxicity. All this led me to meeting a brilliant functional medicine naturopath near me, who gave me some direction. She confirmed all my suspicions with muscle testing and blood work. My Liver was suffering. It couldn’t elminate efficiently with all the congestion. Thankfully I am on the mends and still in serious detox mode, most likely for the next few months.

I am grateful for this experience because it set me on the course to a deeper physical healing journey than I planned for this year. Obstacles reveal the weaknesses, the disordered Qi, that need consideration. Especially when an obstacle knocks us off our balance violently. A healthy system is flexible and can rebound back into order in a reasonable amount of time. But if our body, mind and spirit struggle to rebound back into order, then it’s time to strengthen the areas of deficiency and eliminate the areas of excesses. And by no means is this the time to shame ourselves about how far away from homeostasis we have drifted. Instead, it is a time to love ourselves into harmony, make the corrections, and be proud of our decision to do so.

When I am out of whack, I look at my situation more like a scientist. Gathering data to see where the highs and the lows are, and just take away some things and add others to make a more balanced sine wave. Anything can be improved, corrected and ordered. The only constant in life is change. Us being dynamic creatures, it’s a great reminder and a hit of hope that my situation can always get better. It only needs the right conditions in order to do so. Pain doesn not have to be permanent. It certainly can be if the environment of our body, mind and spirit foster pain to persist. But why? Moving into healing is freeing, empowering, and provides a great story to tell.