I've been trying to work with the breath, watching is patterns, watching the body's response, but I soon got into a spat between head and body. Remembering Than Geoff's familiar instruction, "What kind of breath would feel comfortable right now?" my head said: energize. What you need is a good, strong, energizing breath. To which my body said, No. It said, please, a soothing, healing, comforting breath that requires no energy. Head said, I can't believe you're giving in to this; it's just sheer laziness. And body: I ache all over, I can't move, just let me be. Head said, expend a little energy, you'll get energy in return. Get up. Take a walk. Breathe in the sea air. Body said, I need sleep.
So it goes. My body wants to give in to it, relax, allow time to recover. My head is scornful of my failure to tough it out and beat back the beast. For today, I plan to keep listening to my body...
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Yes, I agree, Peter, listen to your body. Get well soon. Rest is the best.
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