“How does truth feel in my body — versus avoidance?”
We like to think truth and avoidance are ideas, mental choices, intellectual games we play with ourselves. But your body knows before your mind admits it. Your nervous system carries the receipts.
Avoidance feels like tension. The knot in your stomach when you say “I am fine.” The tightness in your chest when you swallow the words you wanted to speak. The heaviness in your shoulders when you agree to something you do not want. Avoidance clogs your system. It drains your energy. It shows up as headaches, shallow breath, sleepless nights, and the low hum of anxiety you cannot quite explain.
Truth feels different. Truth is sharp at first — it burns when it leaves your mouth. Your heart may race, your voice may shake, your hands may sweat. But after the fire? Release, spaciousness, and breath. Truth might bring conflict outside of you, but inside, it brings peace. It untangles the knots, softens the chest, and lightens the body.
Here is the slap: your body already knows the cost of avoidance and the freedom of truth. You do not need another sign. You do not need permission. All you need is to stop ignoring what your body has been screaming all along.
So, ask yourself, right here, right now: am I carrying tension because I am avoiding? Or am I breathing easier because I have chosen truth? Your body is the compass. The question is whether you are willing to listen.
More Food For Thought:
Where in my body does avoidance show up when I silence or shrink my truth?
How does my body respond when I finally speak or live honestly?
What would shift if I trusted my body as my guide instead of overriding it with fear?
Avoidance suffocates. Truth liberates. And your body knows the difference.
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