When you have a headache…

When you have no energy…

When you’re absolutely exhausted and sleepy…

When your mind feels loopy and hyperactive…

Ever stop and think, that maybe you’re just hungry?

Maybe you just need a nap.

Maybe your body is trying to tell you something.

Think about it. When your body feels off-kilter, instead of popping a pill or “powering through” with it, could you stop and pause, right now, and ask yourself–

Am I just hungry?

Do I need sleep? Do I need to eat? When was the last time I consumed something other than straight-up caffeine?

Oftentimes, we “chug through” our lives, convinced that the signals our body is giving us are just things to ignore and “overcome.”

But sometimes, maybe the reason we have a headache, or feel exhausted, is because we haven’t eaten enough.

Or because we haven’t nourished other hungers– emotional, spiritual, mental hungers.

Or maybe we haven’t even acknowledged the existence of those hungers in the first place.

What would happen if you recognized your hungers?

What would happen if you nourished your hungers?

What would happen if, when you’re tired and need energy, you took a nap or had a snack or simply took a break?

I’m Sui (sway) Solitaire. I share my journey on cynosure. I help warriors and revolutionaries (such as yourself!) love themselves and their bodies more. I recently wrote and published a new book, The Thing About Thin, about body image, eating disorders, resistance and what really matters.

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