Lost in space

It’s possible to lose track of your body in space. To not know the location of your hands relative to your head. Or how your legs and feet are arranged. Or how you’re positioned.

It can happen upon waking, or through dizziness, or mental cloudiness …

In these situations, locating yourself can help. “The floor is here. My body is pressing this way. Here is where my hands are touching,” and so on. It’s a kind of mindfulness training.

And this can help, too, in a larger context. To locate yourself in a broader sense. “This is who I am. This is what I believe. These are the people who are important to me. These are my values.”

We can lose track of ourselves for many reasons. Finding ourselves can sometimes be as simple as naming where we are.