Hey Bod. I realized the other day that I often speak OF you, ABOUT you, and AGAINST you, but rarely have I ever spoken TO you. For this reason alone, I thought it’s time to write a few thoughts expressing how I truly feel – to you directly. First off, I’m sorry for staring at certain parts of yours in the mirror and doing my best to sculpt them differently. And for a host of other things such as:
- For taking your constantly beating heart, immune system, lovely glands, and strong bones for granted so many days of our life together.
- For being enraged the time I found your first cellulite dimple.
- For always wanting something other than what you gave me.
- For neglecting and abusing you for so many years by not exercising and eating right.
- For pinching you and making ugly faces and sounds at you.
- For blaming you for feeling depressed and sometimes having low self-esteem
After so many years, I’m finally realizing that I need to take good care of you and let you know just how much I appreciate you:
Thank you for my hands. You help me do everything. Type, cook, drive, wash, eat, scratch, touch, grab, carry, write, dial, text, open doors, flush, the list goes on and on.
Thank you for my feet. You take me everywhere I want to go and give me balance.
Thank you to my immune system for always having my back and being my bodyguard at all times.
Thank you for my skin. You protect me everyday.
Thank you for my stomach. Especially for my appetite and love of food.
For all of these things and many more, I thank you body. I promise to respect you and take good care of you. If it seems like I demand too much of you with all this exercising, I promise that this will be good for us in the long run. I'm so proud of you. Hang in there. Let’s do this.
D3 Fam - No matter how you currently feel about your body or what it’s been through, I urge you to write a letter to it. Apologize and then give it gratitude. We take our bodies for granted, we really do. There are so many people out there that have injuries or are very sick and physically cannot exercise. One thing I have truly come to realize during this intense training is that I appreciate my body more than ever. I owe it to myself to take care of my body while I’m physically able to. There are simply no excuses. I’m realizing that I may not reach my goal by May, but that’s ok. I look in the mirror and I like what I see and that's all that matters!!! I’m thrilled with the progress I’m making and will not take any shortcuts. All of the time and dedication is paying off - slowly YES, but surely. All good things come to those who wait (and have patience). Like I said before, IT’S JUST ME AND MY BREATH, ME AND MY BREATH :)
What do you have to say to your body today?
See you soon,
Bea
3 comments:
This is so true. We often do take these bodies for granted when they're doing exactly what they're supposed to do!! Thanks for the reminder
Damn Bea!! Thanks so much for keeping it oh-so-real!!! While doing this training, it is wayyy too easy to take this body for granted and get frustrated when it doesn't do what we think it should!! A little gratitude goes a long way!! I'll definitely do better about complaining and will give this thing an "attagirl" every once and again. She has and continues to do a lot for me:-)
I am soooo impressed Bea! I LOVE this post! Thanks for your candor and willingness to share this with us. I shed a little tear at the end....you ROCK girl. I am proud to know you!
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