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The Art of Listening to Your Body


My plan today was to attend my 2nd-ever NIA class this morning… But strangely enough, I woke with this pain in my left foot.

What awful luck! is what I could’ve thought to myself. But instead, I let it go. Now, for those who know me, I’m not really the best “go-with-the-flow” person… but I’m learning.

I realize now that my foot pain can be attributed to the shoes I wore to the mall yesterday. I really need to throw those out. They’re gorgeous and have won me a million and one compliments, but they offer no support whatsoever!

Wearing them is about as smart as buying a pair of jeans that you’ll magically be able to fit into if you “just lose a few pounds” or shoes that hurt immediately when you put them on, but ohmygodtheylookgorgeousanddon’ttheymakemelooksleeksexyandtall?

So if you ever get a pain in your foot, neck, etc., pause for a second and ask yourself why you’re feeling this way. Your body is trying to tell you something. You never know if it’s not for the better.

And after all, there will be another NIA class next week.