Sometimes the brain takes some time to catch up with what the body already knows.
The only importance is to distinguish between anxiousness and gut feeling.
But when the body tells us it’s a no, no matter how much we want to reason ourselves out of it, it’s a no.
I’ve often wondered why that is, but turns out we’re running constant statistics in our fleshes.
The body wants to keep us safe, so it signals danger before we see it coming, either mentally or physically.
What about growth though
Of course, when we want to grow, we have to deliberately go against that instinct, which makes it a conscious decision.
The key is to listen to that instant gut reaction because it gives us the information to make that conscious decision.
So then the question becomes, “Do I, with all my consciousness, want to decide to go against the warning of my body, because, in my heart, I truly believe this leads to the growth I now need, which will impact me positively?” - where ‘positive’ has a definition of its own.
What ‘positive’ is, we should decide not in the moment, but beforehand, or afterwards, when the emotion is neutral, not rushed.
This is what makes growth such a complex process. It requires the body saying no, and us deliberately going against that.
I guess the only time that that’s a good idea is when we have decided on the ‘positive’ beforehand and our bodies are well rested and filled with energy.
So?
IF
the body says no
AND
it runs on empty
OR
the decision is rushed,
THEN
it’s a no.
