When was the last time you were in touch with your soul—the soul that resides and is imbedded deep within you?  When was the last time you allowed yourself to be in touch with your body? In touch in a way that you hear it speaking what it needs from you, or lets you know what it desires and what it dreams?  Have you taken a moment and gotten in touch?

Two things can happen if you do:

One, you may actually find something out that you were already in search of, or two, you may find out something that you did not know existed.  Whichever it is, it's a beautiful process to get in touch with you.  Your body and soul are always speaking to you.  The real question is: are you listening?

This week, I would like to ask you to embrace your body and soul and get in touch with them.  Here are a few ways in which you can do so:

1. Ask. Choose one of the following questions to ask yourself: If my body could speak, what would it say? If my soul could speak, what would it say?  Interestingly enough, when we ask a question in a powerful way, we do get a clear response.  Ask yourself the question(s) to get to the truth of your body and soul.
2. Listen. It only takes a moment.  It doesn't have to take a full day off of work, a vacation away from the family, or spending time on a mountaintop in order to hear what already resonates within your soul.  Although these times are necessary for our sanity, they oftentimes can become our excuses for listening and doing what truly will serve us.  If you want to know, it simply just takes a willing spirit.  Be willing to simply listen.


3. Trust.  Trust that what comes up may have some truth in it.  Oftentimes, we doubt what is the obvious, or the signs life continues to show us about what we may need to pay attention to.  Be willing to trust the sincerity and goodness that speaks to your body and soul.


4. Honor. Honor yourself by doing something that will support the responses and clarity you have received.  If it's dealing with the body, schedule a health check; eat the foods that you know will give you vitality and strength.  Take care of yourself in a way that will honor you and your life.  If it's with the soul, share yourself in a support group that honors your desire to get in touch with yourself.  I hesitate to give you a lot of suggestions, because inside you really do have the answers.  Ask yourself, listen, trust and honor that what comes up will serve the greatest and highest part of your being.