What has your body done for you?
When I need a little pick-me-up, especially in the self esteem department, I try to remind myself of all that great things I've accomplished with my body. Like pushing out two whopper baby boys and enduring a miscarriage. Like running miles and miles and dropping a few pounds with an overhauled diet and more strenuous exercise plan. Like climbing a rock wall in college when I so wanted to give up and back myself right down to the ground. Like mowing our up-hill yard last summer, trying to keep a self-propelled piece of machinery from running off what seemed like nothing less than a steep cliff -- I should mention I'd never before touched a lawn mower. Most of all, I try to remind myself that no matter how much I eat, or how much I exercise, or how much I weigh, my body has conquered something both fierce and deadly: Cancer.
When I really think about it, I realize that my body rocks. It's powerful, strong, capable, and on a good day, it doesn't look so bad either. Sure there are some things I would change about it -- and one thing I will change on April 23 -- but for the most part, my body serves me well. Yours likely serves you well too.
Think about it. What has your body done for you?
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4-13-2008 @ 12:34PM
Judy said...
My body has carried, birthed (naturally, no less), and then nourished my 3 children.
My body has certainly done many other things, but those are the most important.
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4-13-2008 @ 12:48PM
Jacki said...
Indeed, your body is wondrous!
Jacki
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4-14-2008 @ 2:53PM
Vishaal said...
My body has allowed me to do my favorite thing in the whole world, DANCE. It's just my escape. I also never take advantage of my abilities by playing with things like crutches and wheelchairs. I get so annoyed when I see people playing with those things.
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