having clicked on a link to this short vid from amazing comedienne Amy Poehler, who reminded me today to appreciate and love my body for all the great things it does for me.
and so my soak in the tub tonight was extra lovely, because after I put down my book and cup of tea, I took up with a special fancy exfoliation bar I'd been saving and carefully massaged my skin head to toe, with the lovely smelling soapy stuff. While doing this I noted all the wonderful things my body has done (grown and birthed babies, danced for hundreds of hours, etc. etc.). And all the things I like and appreciate about my body (I have a great sense of smell - thanks nose! I have strong feet, thanks feet! I have muscular shoulders and a nice collarbone, yay!) <--you get the idea.
I need reminding of this constantly - that is, to GIVE THANKS to my body, as opposed to just berating it for it's faults and flaws (or supposed 'faults' and 'flaws'). To remember all the amazing things my body has done, it's capabilities and power. To focus on the parts of myself I think are rad and awesome, rather than fixating on the parts I'd like to change or improve.
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