Let The Sh*t Out

Alright, for those who aren’t very comfortable with references to the act of going to the bathroom, go ahead and close out of this tab.

For those who are, (you are my people!) let’s go. 

I recently had a little stomach pain and knew it was from something I ate. I’m one of those very regular and normal bathroom routine people with very few incidents of discomfort, pain, etc - you get the point. So, this pain I was feeling was an indication to take a few little ‘helpers’ since there was something my body was processing. (‘Helpers’ aka Indian/Ayurvedic remedies). 

This little experience showed me how one of the priority projects of my body is to dispel anything that isn’t needed in the most efficient way. I could tell that while I had this pain, it would silly for me to go on a long walk since a majority of my body’s energy wanted to go into digesting food and turning whatever not needed into waste.

My body wasn’t stopping to take a minute to think and feel bad about having to digest something, or it didn’t avoid the act of breaking down and letting go of the stuff. It just went into the act of doing it. 

And I realized how my body also knows how to do the same (breaking down and letting go) of stories, memories, emotions, and the past. But, what stops it is the part of me that wants to judge and shame it for the stories, memories, emotions, and the past or wants to avoid dealing with it in it’s entirety.

So, my advice: the same way you know when it is time to visit the bathroom and rid yourself of “the waste.” Allow yourself to also rid yourself of the waste of thoughts and emotions. 

If an old wound keeps making itself known, it means it’s time to heal it. So instead of stuffing that wound down with food and wine and tv and engaging in busy tasks, allow yourself to break it down and let it go. 

Cry, write, talk, pray, whatever it is. Your body will know how. 

The one time I wasn’t my normal-regular-bathroom-routine-going-self (when I got my tonsils out and had NO IDEA that painkillers caused you to not go), I was a very angry and irritated person. I hadn’t gone for 7 DAYS and it wasn’t the pain of the surgery that was getting to me but the irritation of not letting out what clearly needed to be let go. 

Imagining me doing the same with thoughts and emotions would directly lead me to being a very angry and irritated person. 

Too much buildup! Just let the shit out. 

So there you are, a piece of advice that I hope reminds you that your body knows when it is time to LET GO of anything that isn’t needed anymore.

Love,

(your very regular bathroom going girl) Nishi