03/17/2020
Self love
Today, everyone I treated had low back pain. I don’t believe this is just because I practice chiropractic. These were people who have been trying their best to feel “normal” right now, and had not allowed themselves to feel the fear of the uncertainty around them. The area of the low back is related to the bladder which, in its meridian function, holds fear. Within a few minutes of allowing the fear to pass through, the pain in their back was gone.
I am reminded strongly these days that it’s okay to feel fear, but I don’t have to act out of this feeling. It’s okay to feel confused or angry, but I don’t have to project those feelings onto those around me. It’s okay to love myself through everything that seems to be coming up. To take notice, slow down, and take time to myself...and not because of “social distancing”.
Self love can be confusing for many. I like to compare self love to how most of us would treat a small child we love. If they come to us angry or scared we do not tell them to toughen up, shut up, and just get over it. We ask what’s going on and if they know what might help. This is how I love myself. I notice what feelings are there and ask myself what I need or if I just need to “cry it out”. There are many ways to love ourselves and in doing so we can find a greater compassion toward, and capacity to, love others.
What are your go-to self love methods?