For the last few weeks I have had blocked ears. I have to listen really hard to hear people. And I can’t hear myself when I talk.
It’s been exhausting, and adds an extra layer of pressure to work, socialising, shopping.
After a few treatments it’s clear it’s not just a case of too much wax. And this is not the first time it’s happened.
The first time I was made redundant my ears got bunged up. I had to go to interviews not being able to hear myself speak, and having to really focus to hear the interviewer. Unfun times.
Since then (many years ago), I’ve experienced this a few more times. And this time round I started to wonder if it was a sign, or my body talking to me.
I was on a walk with my friend yesterday and she suggested that perhaps there was something I needed to hear, but I’m not listening. She loves her woo.
That got me thinking.
Perhaps it’s my body talking, and I’m not listening to it.
Telling me I need a break maybe. I need to slow down a bit. I need to ease the pressure. Maybe even that I need a holiday!
My last holiday was 5 years ago. Since self employment I can not justify a break (and haven’t had the spare cash). Instead we do a few days away here and there, and I take my daughter on day trips. But these often are rushed, pressured, fast paced - trying to fit in all the fun!
So I’m wondering. Is my body telling me to I need a break?
I don’t know how to know if that’s what’s going on, but it feels like that’s what I’m going to take from it.
Does your body talk to you?
Do you listen?
eleanor
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