I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet: Discovering New Ways of Living When the Old Ways Stop Working

by Shauna Niequist

I explained it all to my therapist, and he reminded me again that my body and my spirit have a knowing that my mind doesn’t have. My mind thinks it’s the boss of things, and for many years it was, but so much of my growth over these past years has been about learning to listen to my body and my spirit, to trust them instead of using my mind and my anxiety like a taser, electrifying them to life, pushing my body and my spirit to go and perform and move, no matter what they need or desire. I’m proud of the work I’ve done, learning to listen, learning to rest, learning to feed myself in truly nourishing ways, learning to tend to my spirit and body in loving ways instead of the harsh ways so many of us were taught along the way.