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My body allows me to... walk and skip and run and dance. It allows me to move about my day without a second thought. It allows me to work, play, and relax. My body allows me to do and see, to create and be. It allows me to love and be loved. It allows me to treat it poorly and with less respect than it deserves without turning its back on me. (Well, most of the time.) My body allows me to learn and grow. My body allows me to feel grounded and home.
I forgive... myself for hating who I am.
I forgive... myself for my inability to see the person so many others appreciate and love.
I forgive... myself for being hurtful.
I forgive... myself for not believing in myself.
I forgive... myself for treating myself so poorly.
I forgive... myself for treating myself worse than I'd treat my worst enemy.
I forgive... myself for my unreasonable expectations.
I forgive... myself for being so hard on myself.
I forgive... myself for blaming my body for what it has become.
I forgive... myself for not smartening up sooner.
I forgive... myself for not always getting it "right" or doing it "perfectly."
I forgive... myself for being so cruel to myself when I don't get it "right" or do it "perfectly."
I forgive... myself for expecting more of myself than I would ever dream of expecting from others.
I forgive... myself for not being kinder to me.
I forgive... myself for not showing myself more love and compassion.
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Skipping is so much fun...even when I'm doing a gimpy half-skip. Try it! At home, out on your walk, in the street when you're almost back home... ;p
ReplyDeleteSometimes its hard to love yourself when who you see in the mirror is not who you are. But you are a good person no matter who is in the mirror. I hope that you can love yourself today as much as everyone else does.
ReplyDeleteI think skipping needs to make a comeback. No one can't smile while skipping. xo
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you can still skip. My mobility has really gone downhill in the last year and a half. I fractured a foot bone and didn't get proper PT for it, and am kinda gimpy now as a result. I try to skip, but it looks pretty funny. ;s
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