Poem to Inspire: "Soul-Flu"

A poem from a personal favourite of mine, Donna Ashworth...

Soul-Flu

Maybe you have an ache

you can't reach,

a fever in your bones

that feels like grief?

Maybe you just need to rest

the parts you can't explain,

the parts that know you best?

Maybe it's the universe's will,

that you be still,

not exactly sick, not exactly ill?

Perhaps you are upgrading,

leaving a chapter behind,

migrating to new.

Maybe it's soul-flu?

And if so,

you know what to do.

Simply let it pass through.

When you look back,

you'll see,

soul-flu was how you grew.

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These words, to me, are that reminder that sometimes it's OKAY to feel "blah". When did it suddenly become part of life that we feel like we "should" feel 100% all the time!??! That's NOT real!! Sometimes, we just need to BE without trying to FORCE change for better or worse.

Our health isn't a "prize to be won" and there is the same END POINT to everyone's health - DEATH. That's it. No trophies or prizes. When we begin to LIVE THAT REALITY and ALLOW ourselves to eb and flow with our deep health, things like a "soul-flu" are approached in a VERY different way; with self compassion, understanding and care, rather than FORCE and "shoulding" ourselves.