Hiccups

Categories: Uncategorized Jun 01, 2014

Have you ever had a silly argument with your spouse, or your best friend? Maybe you left the kitchen cabinet doors open again, or maybe you didn't wipe down the counter after you made a protein shake. That powder just seems to get everywhere. Anyway, silly arguments are just small hiccups in the relationship. They don't destroy the integrity of the relationship, unless of course there is already an underlying damage or an issue somewhere else deep inside of the relationship. The point is, using a metal spatula on a ceramic pan can create a colorful conversation between you and your loved one, but it doesn't mean your relationship is not solid or intact. You've simply had a small "hiccup" that will soon go away and everything will run as it should.

Many times, the body is much the same way. We can be minding our own business, enjoying our day, and all of a sudden a sharp twinge or poke will jump up and grab us out of nowhere. Has this ever happened to you? Have you ever just had a sharp pain randomly jump on you for no reason? I call these "hiccups", or sometimes I call them diagnostic checks. Either way, they come suddenly, they go suddenly. Sometimes they may linger a day or so, but they do go away.

These hiccups don't necessarily have to mean anything, or be anything. What I mean is, if you get one of these sudden "hiccups" it doesn't mean you are broken, anymore than it would mean your relationship with your spouse is broken over a discussion about leaving the toilet seat up.

Sometimes issues come and go. Sometimes a pain in your back could simply mean that you slept in a funny position for several hours. Sometimes a pain in your knee could mean that you are wearing the wrong shoes. Sometimes issues of pain, or 'hiccups", are simply beneficial reminders to pay attention to what you're doing. They don't have to mean that you have a problem big enough to consume all of your thought processes. They don't have to mean you are broken.

Even if a pain or issue lingers, you know, or you should know, that you were made to be resilient. Your body was made to be strong, and you were made to heal. Even if an issue last for weeks, or longer, that issue does not change the fact that your body was made to move well and be strong. It does not change the fact that your body is capable of restoration.

My only point to all of this is don't let your issues define you or rule over you. You are so much more than the issues you face, whether they be colorful discussions over leaving the sock drawer open, or whether they be a wild muscle spasm that suddenly creeps up inside your thigh. Issues can come and go, but you are still intact. An issue doesn't mean you are broken. It could simply mean you just need to pay more attention to the things around you. Whatever the cause, whatever the reason, you are not broken - especially if you know you're not.

Think of all the nasty falls, tumbles and wipeouts young kids take. Notice how they always bounce back. Hiccups do not slow them down. Nor do they consume their thoughts. Kids are put together so well, physically and mentally, through movement. You don't even have to tell a child they are resilient, they walk in that knowledge on a daily basis. We should be no different.

You are durable, you are resilient. Being resilient doesn't mean hiccups won't happen. But it can mean that they simply won't last. You were designed to last, focus on that, rather than the hiccups that may come. Oh, and pick up your clothes off the floor. Silly arguments don't mean your relationship is broken at all, but if you knew you could prevent hiccups, wouldn't you?

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