Julie Jewels Smoot

I am not lonely when I sit with my tea and watch the morning arrive. I am not lonely when I write a poem that tells the truth. I am not lonely when I listen to the wind, create music, or spend a day without plans. I am not lonely when I choose peace over performance. I am with myself. And that companionship has become sacred.

The title The Body Chooses When reflects the understanding that many processes within the nervous system happen in their own time. Awareness arrives when it arrives. Rest emerges when it is possible. Sensations surface when enough safety exists to notice them. The body is not withholding. The body is not resisting. The body is not failing.