JetUNsetter

I was extremely tired the other day. Also quite low on mood. I had a dance class booked in the evening. My body knew. As the day was progressing I could sense that I am not tired as such, mostly depleted, some sort of emotional fatigue. My body started nudging my mind: out of the blue I started imagining a swimming pool. Then the shower that comes with it. And only after my body had figured out a plan, did my mind start playing along. After work I visited the gym I have a subscription to. I only used it to take a shower and wash off my office persona as the water was pouring down on me. I got rid of it indeed. As I put on my dance clothes my mood started improving.

I stepped into the dance class. No real sign of physical fatigue. The emotional fatigue cloud started giving way too. The smiley faces of my classmates, my well mannered teacher (such a pure artist he is), the music, the vastness of the room. Throughout the class, I was focused, motivated, energized. The class ended. No pain, no real exhaustion. Had the option to stay for the advanced class. My body said no. A few yawns, some persistent thoughts of food. My moodiness though, completely gone. In fact, quite the opposite, I was in a rather good mood, full of energy. I did not stay on for the second class, I did grab a bite and without realizing it I started walking towards the big street with many shops each big city seems proud to operate.

As I was walking I started realising that on this instance my body was smarter than my brain. My brain had come up with the ridiculous plan that I should go home and crash on the sofa straight after work. That was it. No imagination or intellectuality. Just a shut down. My body though, came up with THE plan and used its tricks to convince my not so smart brain in this instance. Body took control over and started nudging me (or my brain) with the confidence that my fatigue was not real or not really the issue. It was my energy levels calling for diffusion, and my emotions calling for the positivity and the creativity that would boost me up. When that need was covered, the greedy mind contemplated the second class but body stepped in again and started yawning and craving for something nutritious. Energy levels still been high enough and sofa option still looking too boring, I was pushed into a walk. I took the wrong turn to go the shopping street even (but the wisdom! Shops were closed at that hour)

I must admit that coordinating body and mind is not always that obvious neither that well coordinated and executed. However, (and will let the scientists decide affirmatively on this) it seems as though the body has the wisdom, the control, the efficiency, the plan and the tools to keep us happy. Either we need to listen to it more or simply stop subotaging it by relying on our intellect so much.

There are the eyes on our head, the eyes of the soul (as I am sure you have all figured out by now) and then the eyes of the body possibly, looking inwards to make sure the astonishing factory our body is keeps well.

Hope there are scientists amongst you to help me make sense (and science) of this one too.