01/14/2025
I would like to share something from a book I’m reading. If you are interested in the book, let me know I’ll tell you what it is.
“How Are You Treating Your Body? Your body is not a temple. Stop thinking of it as so precious and delicate. It’s moldable, adjustable, and stretchable. It’s meant to be broken down to grow back stronger. We’re meant to move. Every. Single. Day. (A big shout-out to rest days and listening to your body and knowing how much to push it and not. But I am front-loading the message about moving every day because most of us don’t move enough.) Instead of pushing ourselves, we find excuses. We get lazy. Until we catch a glimpse of ourselves in the mirror and realize we really need to do something. Or we have that moment lying in bed after mechanical s*x when we realize that our unhealthy relationship with our body affects not only our own life but the life of our partner and the intimacy of our life together. That’s when we draw the line. We go on extreme diets and detoxes and put ourselves through rigorous workouts that make us curse the day we were born. Because we feel like we have to. And whenever we feel like we have to do something, it never lasts. We keep putting Band-Aids on the problem instead of finding true healing, growth, and transformation. Here’s the thing. What’s needed isn’t getting motivated to exercise or finding the perfect diet. What’s needed is building a better relationship with our bodies. We don’t take care of our bodies because we have a poor relationship with them. We don’t value our bodies for the miraculous machines they are. Instead, we push them away, reject them, detach ourselves from them. Or on the other extreme, we see our body only in relation to our s*x appeal. We measure our worth by the shape of our back, butt, and legs. Either of these views of the body is a form of disconnecting from yourself. That’s why your relationship with your body is the most important. A healthy relationship with your body will give you balance and permission to be yourself. The relationship isn’t contingent on how you look, and you don’t slide into a well of shame when you think you don’t measure up. You don’t feel forced to exercise and to eat well. Regular exercise and good nutrition are the by-products of the healthy relationship you’ve built with yourself. Instead of yo-yoing, you have a relationship with your body that’s sustainable and steady. It’s time to focus on building a better relationship with your body.
So how does treating your body better become a daily way of life instead of a daily struggle?”
