{"id":4861,"date":"2013-05-16T09:30:23","date_gmt":"2013-05-16T13:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=4861"},"modified":"2013-05-18T09:38:04","modified_gmt":"2013-05-18T13:38:04","slug":"oneword-thursday-10-quotes-that-inspire-the-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2013\/05\/oneword-thursday-10-quotes-that-inspire-the-body.html","title":{"rendered":"#OneWord Thursday: 10 Quotes that Inspire the #Body"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/files\/2011\/10\/Our-Body-Awaken-DOG.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2905\" alt=\"Our Body Awaken DOG\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/2011\/10\/Our-Body-Awaken-DOG-300x230.jpg\" width=\"345\" height=\"265\" \/><\/a>Our inner guidance comes to us through our feelings and body wisdom first \u2014 not through intellectual understanding. ~ Christiane Northrup<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Because thoughts come from our head, and said thoughts tend to be loud (very loud), we are inclined to live there \u2013 in our heads.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What happens when we live in our heads?<\/strong><br \/>\nWe disconnect from our bodies. That\u2019s what happens! We disconnect from our bodies.\u00a0 We lose touch with our bodies and the fact is &#8211;\u00a0 yes it is a fact \u2013 that our bodies know us better than our minds do.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine that \u2026 just for a moment.\u00a0 Your body knows you better than your mind knows you. Our thoughts are often skewed and out right wrong.\u00a0 But our bodies?\u00a0 Our bodies don\u2019t lie to us.\u00a0 Our bodies are never wrong.<\/p>\n<p>What we need to do is shift our attention from our \u2018head\u2019 thoughts and move it to our bodies. Notice your breath. Are you breathing? Deeply or barely at all? Scan your body. Are your muscles tense? Where are the knots? Where is the energy blocked?<\/p>\n<p>Your body feels good when she (or he) is happy. Your body is the source of your vitality, your intuition, your enthusiasm; and it is the source of your motivation.<\/p>\n<p>You want to know how to stay motivated, don\u2019t you?<br \/>\nTap into your body. Breathe deeply. Stretch. Release the tension. And ask your body, \u201cBody, dear sweet body, that is under-appreciated for all that you do for me, what do you want?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Listen to your body.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#OneWord Thursday &#8211; 10 Quotes that Inspire the #Body<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>1. Our own physical body possesses a wisdom, which we who inhabit the body lack. We give it orders, which make no sense. ~ Henry Miller<\/p>\n<p>2. The word arse is as much god as the word face. It must be so, otherwise you cut off your god at the waist. ~ D.H. Lawrence<\/p>\n<p>3. Man is an intelligence in servitude to his organs. ~ Aldous Huxley<\/p>\n<p>4. The body never lies. ~ Martha Graham<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 Your heart knows not how to lie. It is great that it lays deep in your chest and not in your mouth. ~ Kak Sri<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0 Emotion always has its roots in the unconscious and manifests itself in the body.<br \/>\n~ Irene Claremont de Castillejo<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0 Our bodies are apt to be our autobiographies. ~ Frank Gillette Burges<\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0 Few of us have lost our minds, but most of us have long ago lost our bodies. ~ Ken Wilbur<\/p>\n<p>9.\u00a0 I love the body.\u00a0 Flesh is so honest, and organs do not lie. ~ Terri Guillemets<\/p>\n<p>10. If you do not care for your body, do tell \u2026 where will your soul live? ~ Janice Taylor<\/p>\n<p>Which quote resonates most with your body?<br \/>\nDo you have another to share?\u00a0 Please inspire the body today!<\/p>\n<p>For more inspired quotes that motivate, visit:\u00a0 Our Lady&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/30757154492\/\" target=\"_blank\">FACEBOOK\/Kick in the Tush Club<\/a> Chapter!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Spread the word \u2026 NOT the icing,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Janice Taylor<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong> wise * fun * utterly useful<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dictated but not read by OLWL.\u00a0 Excuse all typos!<br \/>\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<br \/>\nFor the best life, wellness and weight loss wisdom, visit Janice:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\" target=\"_blank\">Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nsign up for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/surveys\/OurLadyofWeightLoss\/optin1.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Kick in the Tush Club<\/em><\/a> e-letter<br \/>\njoin and chat: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/30757154492\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kick in the Tush Club\/Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our inner guidance comes to us through our feelings and body wisdom first \u2014 not through intellectual understanding. ~ Christiane Northrup Because thoughts come from our head, and said thoughts tend to be loud (very loud), we are inclined to live there \u2013 in our heads. 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