Your body has been trying to tell you something
For the entire last week, my body was begging me to GET WARM and STAY WARM.
And I mostly ignored it. Powered through. Told myself I was fine.
But the last couple of days, I finally pulled out the heating pad and electric blanket. And suddenly? Working got so much easier. My nervous system calmed down. I could actually focus.
Turns out, when your body feels physically safe, your brain can function.
Here's what I'm learning: Your body sends you signals all day long. And when you ignore them, everything gets harder - including work.
Cold. Hungry. Tired. Restless. Overstimulated. Understimulated.
These aren't distractions from your work. They're data
When your nervous system is in survival mode - when you're cold, uncomfortable, hungry, or physically unsafe - your brain can't do higher-level thinking. It's too busy trying to regulate.
But when your body feels safe? When you're warm, fed, comfortable? That's when you have capacity for focus, creativity, decision-making.
This week's tip: Notice what your body is asking for, and give it that thing.
Not later. Not after you finish this task. Now.
In January, it might be warmth. (Heating pad, blanket, hot tea, warm socks - whatever makes your body feel safe.)
But it could also be:
Movement (your body needs to get up and walk)
Food (you're hungrier than you realized)
Stillness (you need to lie down for 10 minutes)
Dimmer lighting (overstimulation is real)
A change of position (sitting too long is making everything harder)
Pay attention to the physical cues. They're not weaknesses. They're information.
And honoring them isn't "giving in" - it's what makes the work possible in the first place
