I find it interesting that I’ve had a lump in my throat since I published my book on June 28th. I’m not sick. It’s the thoughts I have about what I’m doing. I’m judging myself as a weirdo for going on this mobile adventure.
I turned to my favorite book for help. Your Body is Telling You: Love Yourself! by Lise Bourbeau. It is a reference guide with a list of metaphysical cause of illness and diseases. She includes questions to ask yourself that pertains to each illness. They help you uncover your mental, emotional, and spiritual blocks behind the physical problem.
I looked up Throat Problems. Here’s what she wrote:
Emotional Block
“Tightening or constriction of the throat indicates you may be feeling restricted, under pressure, or grabbed by the throat to say or do something.”
Mental Block
“As the throat is the center of creativity, it is imperative that you give yourself permission to design your own life the way you need to live it. Experience life without guilt, retribution, or fear you are a trouble to others. Learn to accept openly and with love all that you create, including any decisions you generate. You will then be able to connect with your individuality.”
“It is interesting to note that the throat forms a passage between the heart and the head. In metaphysical terms, between self-love and the I AM. When you create your life in accordance with your true needs, you connect with your I AM and open the channel for abundance. Giving yourself permission to live your life in alignment with your true nature lights a fire under your creativity. Disregard what you consider “abnormal” when you decide something that might be inconvenient to others. If you feel strangled, it is only by your own perception. Detach yourself from the influence of others and from your need to control them. Save your energy for creating a delicious life for yourself. You’ll find it easy to swallow!”
I answered the questions and discovered I’m afraid to speak my truth because of my harmful belief:
If I am creative, I will be called a weirdo loser.”I must belong on the Island of Misfit Toys.
Now I can practice self-forgiveness for having judged, criticized, and accused myself of being bad, wrong, weird.
“To love yourself is to give yourself permission to live as you choose – to love others is to give them permission to live as they choose and to let them carry out their own experiments.”
Let your freak flag fly!
To apply this lesson, go to my book, Savvy Woman in 5 Minutes a Day – Make Time for a Life That Matters and read:
January 2– Choose Love
February 17 – 21 – Forgiveness is a Process