What if we LOVED our body?

What if?

What if we loved our bodies for who they allow us to be, for what they allow us to do and learn.

For growing with us and responding to our emotions, environment, and choices

What if we love it for the times it has done more then we could have imagined and slowed us down when we inevitably needed to?

What if we stopped worrying about the parts we don't like and started CELEBRATING the parts we do.

What if we treated our bodies like we loved it, what would that look like?

Would you go for more massages?

Would you go to a chiropractor?

Would you buy natural lotions and creams to soothe it?

Would you ever forget sunscreen?

Would you eat a balanced diet and not deprive yourself of nutrients or treats your body craves?

Would you pay more attention to how your body responds to food and listen?

Would you challenge it to learn and do things you haven't before, like we do with our minds?

Would you do more yoga and less cardio?

Would you buy that two piece swimsuit and rock it no matter what?

What if we were all more GRATEFUL for our bodies?

What if we flipped the script on how we talk about our bodies?

what if our daughters, granddaughters, and nieces only heard us praise our own bodies?

What would THAT do?

What would really happen if we just LOVED our bodies?

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