I think that often we can tend to focus on the negative things about our bodies. Many of us want to lose a few pounds or run a faster mile or do more push ups or get rid of our junk in the trunk. Many of us waste time wishing for bigger boobs or smaller boobs or six pack abs or more toned legs. Many of us fixate on counting calories and getting to a particular number on the scale.Instead of focusing so much on things we don't like about our bodies, we should spend more time marveling at how amazing our bodies are and what they can do. Our bodies have remarkable capacities to grow and to heal and to accomplish the possible and the impossible.
We should love and respect our bodies. We shouldn't call them gross or disgusting. Doing so only hurts the soul. We should thank them for allowing us to breathe, to exist, to walk, to run, to ride bicycles, to do cartwheels and downward facing dogs, to relish delicious food, to smell the scents of fresh-brewed coffee and freshly-cut grass.
Our bodies are marvelous -- no matter their shape or size.
Props to you for posting such a positive outlook on the body. It's so true that we don't give ourselves enough credit and are always looking at we don't have rather than what our bodies do for us. They friggin' rock! Kind of like Caitlin's (healthy tipping point) mission to focus on healthy additions you can ADD to your life rather than thinking about what you should remove/avoid/take out of your life.
ReplyDeletePS-I just tweeted a link to this bc I think it's a good reminder for all.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
ReplyDeleteYou are so, so, so right.
ReplyDeleteHear, hear! Thank you for posting this - excellent perspective!!!
ReplyDeleteSo true! And I think that running - of all the activities I do - has made this point hit home with me. Running a given distance or completing a race always reminds of the powerful machine that is my body.
ReplyDeleteGreat post!