Thinking Differently
9.24.2009 | Blog, Menstruation, Quotes
We can reclaim the wisdom of the menstrual cycle by tuning in to our cyclic nature and celebrating it as a source of our female power. The ebb and flow of dreams, creativity, and hormones associated with different parts of the cycle offer us a profound opportunity to deepen our connection with our inner knowing. This is a gradual process for most women, one that involves unearthing our personal history and then, day by day, thinking differently about our cycles and living with them in a new way.
- Christiane Northrup MD, Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom
9.24.2009
Somehow, I survived the first 8 years of having my period, having been given VERY limited information, started when I was eleven, experienced unbelievable pain that I thought was normal because my mother did say it would be uncomfortable, then finally seeing an old family doctor who just medicated me with muscle relaxers each month. I missed three days of school each cycle.
I think it was only after my last child was born ten years ago that I really began to be in sync with my body and embrace the ebb and flow not only physically but emotionally, mentally, and creatively. I looked forward that indication each month that my body was working as it should, anticipating the cleansing.
Now I’m 45 and I am starting to experience the hiccups in my cycle. Nothing is predictable. I hope to ride this tide and look forward to what lies on the other side.