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Quick thing before you read on…
Right now, as you're reading this…
Are your shoulders up around your ears?
Is your jaw a little tight?
Are you holding your breath … even a tiny bit?
(Go ahead. Drop the shoulders. Unclench the jaw. I'll wait.)
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Here's something I've been sitting with lately:
Our emotions don't just live in our heads.
They show up in the body, too.
Stress tightens the shoulders.
Worry sits in the stomach.
Frustration finds the jaw.
That's not in your imagination… it's your nervous system doing its job, reacting to what's going on around you, often before your thinking brain has caught up.
The body tends to know first.
The mind catches up later.
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I've been noticing this in myself.
How often I'll feel tense… tight… a little "off”…
And only later realize I'd been stressed about something the whole time.
My body was waving the flag.
I just wasn't reading it.
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So lately, instead of only asking, "What am I thinking about this?”
I've been asking something a little more physical:
What is my body telling me right now…And am I actually listening?
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Here are your Week 23, 2026
Friday Self-Leadership Reflections:
1. The Check-In
Right now, in this moment… what do you notice in your body?
Where do you feel something ?
Tight shoulders, a clenched jaw, a knot in your stomach, a held breath?
No need to fix it. Just notice it.
2. The Pattern
Think back to a moment this week when you felt "off.
"What was your body doing… before your mind put words to it?
Where does stress tend to land in you first?
3. The Experiment
Going into next week… what's one small way you could check in with your body before it has to shout to get your attention?
A breath before a hard conversation.
A shoulder-drop between meetings.
A quiet "what am I feeling right now?"
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You don't need an hour of meditation.
You don't need to fix anything.
Just a small moment of noticing…
And a willingness to listen to what's already there.
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