One of the lessons I’ve learned over time is that when I fall sick, it’s rarely random. It’s usually the culmination of two things:
(1) I’ve been pushing too hard without enough recovery. Sickness is thus my body’s way of forcing a break.
(2) Something’s off mentally. This is either unresolved stress, resistance to something I don’t want to do, or a lingering sense of pressure I haven’t faced.
When that happens, recovery isn’t just about rest. It’s also about reflection and using that downtime to get to clarity.
We often think of physical and mental systems as separate. But they’re deeply interconnected.
Every time I find myself under the weather, it’s a reminder to heal both my body and my mind.
