The body betrays us. I see it happen all the time--people doing the best they can with diet, exercise, meditation and still the body seems to have a process of its own. If you believe that the mind rules the body, then you feel the frustration that unconscious factors are completely running the show.
Even if you intellectually grasp that you aren't your body, that it is a neutral vehicle, and some day you will end this dream and lay this body down, you still feel betrayed.
That feeling of betrayal leads to a continuous loop of more anger at the body--more criticism, more judgement, more anger, more mistrust.
What is a conscious mind supposed to do?
Apologize. Apologize to your body for the times you've abused it, not exercised it, not feed it well, not let it sleep, and especially how often you criticized it.
In my work with clients the universal response to looking in a mirror is to criticize what they see. Common sense would dictate that if your body was your best friend, they would've dumped you years ago. Maybe our bodies are so used to being criticized they just don't listen to us anymore.
It is time to change your relationship.
Start by apologizing.
Dean
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