Hi Body - nice to meet you!

Have you ever asked yourself- "how well do I actually know my body?" I mean - I know how it looks... how tall I am, the size i wear, my eye colour, etc. But do I really know how my body works, how everything is connected, what makes the different systems work together etc. Not really. For example, tonight I have a big of a headache. Not really bad, about a 4 out of 10. But it is there. Any other day, I would just ignore it, and take Advil, or something. But - I had a moment today where I thought - WHY do I have a headache. What is going on with my body that has resulted in this headache? Great question - sadly one I don't have the answer to! But that got me thinking.... how well do I really know what my body is telling me? I don't think I have been listening to those subtle signs that maybe things aren't as normal as I would like to think of. I truly feel that God created our bodies to work perfectly, and somewhere along the way, because of things we eat, and do to our bodies, that they just don't function as smoothly as they should. So our job is to take the best care of our bodies, so that our body can take care of us. How do we do this? We listen. We need to listen to those little signs that maybe things just aren't quite right. That little ache here, or that pain there. Or some extra gas after meals, headaches etc. We do this with our vehicles - when we here a tick, or a noise we get it checked out to figure out the cause. But yet we don't do that with ourselves. With my headache I am quick to just push it to the side and view it as 'normal' when really my body is telling me SOMETHING!! I can almost imagine it yelling "LISTEN TO ME ALREADY!" Apparently I'm a little slow on this one.... considering I am 34 years old and just figuring this out. But I will.... its my new goal and focus. Because until I completely understand my body, I will never be fully healthy!