Our bodies do tell us all sorts of things—tension headaches when we are trying to wrestle with too much stress, a stomach ache when something is wrong or off-kilter, sore eyes when we are pushing ourselves too hard—what sort of signals is your body sending you when it comes to running your home business and why aren’t you listening to them?
Sometimes, our bodies send us signals that our brains somehow miss—this is what intuition and gut instinct are all about. Have you ever been in a situation where you met someone who came highly recommended by a friend, and you feel yourself getting a stomach ache or a headache while you are talking to them? Sure, it might just be indigestion, but sometimes our bodies are having a “reaction” that we should be listening too.
Our bodies definitely tell us when we are too tired or over-extended. We might get sick, develop blurry eyes, come down with a migraine, or end up throwing out our back and getting an injury. As someone who suffers from the occasional migraine, I try to consider if when I am stricken with a migraine, is it something I ate? Hormones? Or is it some sort of stress or tension going on in my life that my migraine is a reaction to?
Not listening to the body signals often means that I end up even sicker or with a more painful injury. Of course, I can force myself on to “do what needs to be done” regardless of what my body signals are telling me. This can be tempting especially when it comes to business things, however, my body does have a way of letting me know when there is something I need to be paying attention to. How about yours?
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