The Body

I heard recently that our bodies remember everything we experience. That was a powerful thought for me.

Years ago I discovered that it is generally the sensitive souls that become addicts. These sensitive souls have a hard time coping with life. Whether it's drugs, alcohol, or food these are all ways of trying to escape from reality.

The thought that the body could say to the mind or spirit, "You have been able to hide or escape but I've had to stay here and feel it all!" Wow!

The idea is that you can only run away for so long. The body eventually gets out attention. I've not taken illegal drugs and I don't drink alcohol but I do eat for comfort. It is a family tradition that I tried to escape. My body is now paying the price for my neglect and it seems for the emotions I've refused to deal with.

There is hope in that I'm starting to face life but it is a painful process of peeling the onion. As I come to peace with something another issue surfaces. My daughter assures me there is a point where you can stay in peace more often than not. Life has always been a struggle for me but it is starting to make more sense. One of the things I've spent my life learning is the lack of control we have. I'm learning that peace comes when we turn control over to God, when we have the faith that he will either fix it or help us through it. I hold onto that hope.