I have an idea that's potentially unpopular.
The idea is that life is uncomfortable.
We are 100% divine and also, 100% physical bodies. We cannot experience either of these aspects in complete separation from the other.
What this means is that we don't get a break from doing the basic-need stuff that the physical body requires- We need to breathe, we need to use the bathroom, we need to sleep, we need to take in nutrients and water, we need to be physically comfortable within a range, and we need to move.
What this also means is that we need to take care of our inner spiritual selves as well. Going inward to explore our emotions, thoughts, patterns, behaviours, perceptions, and sensations.
If we show up to take the very best care of our physical selves, we are then able to show up and take the very best care of our spiritual selves. But unless we are taking care of our physical selves, this inner work gets confusing. How many of us experience catastrophizing thoughts more often when we are tired? How many of us get and act angry when we are hungry? Those aren't necessarily 'us' or deep spiritual wounds, but they are definitely aspects that could be avoided with a nap and some food.
How many of our supposed problems are actual problems? And how many of those issues might be resolved by a commitment to explore our fulfilment of our basic human needs? We can't approach, perceive, and heal the true depths of ourselves until we get the physical conditions that are essential for our survival organised.
From here we can ask how many of our basic needs are met with information from studies and experts and not from our own lived and experienced reality? A soft bed isn't the only way to get sleep- among other options; some sleep better on a hard bed, or on the floor, or in a tent outdoors, or on a sofa, and others on a recliner. There are as many 'best' ways to meet our basic needs as there are people on this planet in this present moment.
When we start to look at the other basic needs, we can see that there are infinite pathways to meeting all of these needs as well, and they are not going to all look the same as the studies suggest or the experts recommend.
Because we each have unique compositions of the particle and the potential, we are going to have to take the time to explore and become experts on ourselves. We need to try new things. Getting out of our comfort zone may reveal new and efficient ways to experience this life and keep our bodies nurtured and our needs well met.
The unpopular truth is that we have outsourced a lot of the knowledge and wisdom about our unique bodies to 'experts' that don't actually know a single thing about us. They know the patterns around us, but there are the common data points and there are also outliers that when assembled together create an average that may not frequently exist as often as we are led to believe. It is up to us to become empowered as experts on ourselves and do what we can to create ideal conditions for ourselves. We can step out of our indoctrinated patterns and conditioning to experience a way of being that may better suit our requirements. If average works? Great! If not, we can explore options.
Another unpopular truth is that we need to actually show up honestly and not just make-due. We need to pay actual and unconditionally neutral attention to what's going on within us, not only what is going on outside of us. We can't be an authentic and peaceful part of this present moment experience if we remain unexplored, trapped in survival mode, and telling ourselves everything is just fine.
What comes up may make our lives uncomfortable. But in that discomfort, we might find ourselves contradictorily more comfortable. We will be able to show up with authenticity, growth mindset, and radiate change to every moment we find ourselves a part of.
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