One of my favourite people came to visit me last night. A girlfriend that knows how to make me laugh, and to think positively and deeply. One that has strength and love and determination. A girlfriend that went on a personal retreat for one solid year in Nepal, alone. A girlfriend I haven’t seen in seven years and yet it feels like we were hanging out last week.

In a conversation we were having I mentioned the struggle of not feeling connected to myself, of not being as in touch with every little part of me as I would like. I told her that I sometimes I needed to see what was wrong, physically, to really register and connect with it in order to help heal and nourish it. Even though I still believe there is nothing wrong with this method, she opened my eyes to the other side. 

Meditation for all intensive purposes isn’t easy. It isn’t a simple task or experience. There’s a reason why it feels so challenging to sit down and quiet your mind for five minutes, let alone an entire day, month or year. It takes time to really feel  and see the changes. If we look at our selves in the same way, we can start to understand that just because we can’t see a change or a problem, doesn’t mean we can’t start to heal and nourish it. 

Whether it’s your cycle, ovulation, or a tiny baby growing inside you – all of these things are a part of you and can be happening at any given moment without so much as a physical sign. Taking the time to sit down and breathe and quiet our minds every day is important not just for our mental health, but also for our emotional stability. If we can get to a place where we can feel without seeing then potentially, we could start to do some pretty powerful things.

By sending a positive message to yourself in that early morning hour, or just before crawling into bed, you’re telling yourself that you are present for it. You’re willing to do what it takes to help bring it back on course. Don’t worry about not being able to see the problem, by putting the intention out there, you’ll receive the message.