On days when worry about health consumes you,
When anxiety gathers in your heart and pulls you away from the life you're so afraid of losing,
Let this prayer reach you.
Tune in,
My friend.
Take a soft breath in and a long exhale out.
Begin shaking your wrist and let that move up to your elbows,
To your shoulders,
To your spine.
And let it travel all the way down to your hips,
To your legs,
And all the way to your ankle.
Shake it off.
Move things around.
Let the energy move through you.
Now let this land.
Today I am consumed by worried thoughts about my health.
My heart sings when I think about all the things that may be wrong with me and my body.
The things that I know and the things I may not know yet.
I am afraid of being swallowed by it all.
Today I bring all of this to you.
May you give me the courage to listen without spiraling.
May you help me find one small place of safety.
Even in discomfort.
May you give me the capacity to meet the scared parts of myself with openness and compassion.
May I thank them for all their efforts,
For scanning,
Checking,
Predicting,
Preparing,
And trying so hard to protect me.
May they know that I see their struggle and their strength too.
Today may I remember that I do not have to carry all of this alone.
May I remember that I am allowed to care deeply without living in fear.
May I remember that I do not have to earn peace by becoming certain first.
May today I remember that this fear is a symbol of my love for life.
Help me choose to live inside the life I am so afraid of losing.
Even when I do not know what comes next.
Help me trust myself to take the next right step.
May I receive support where support is needed.
May I ask questions when questions matter.
May I release the stories that only make me suffer more.
Let my body feel heard.
Let my nervous system feel held.
Let my heart remember that I do not have to carry this worry alone.
Today,
I choose care over control.
I choose presence over panic.
I choose to be with my body gently,
One breath at a time.
So it is.
Thank you for joining me on the Unconditioning Path.
My name is Hedy and I see you in the next one.
