8 Reasons why your
Body is
Beautiful
- You can breathe, think, walk.
- All of your organs work.
- Your skin protects you and is a barrier against infection.
- You can run around, ride a bike, ride a horse, play Frisbee, row a boat, and hike up a mountain peak.
- You can use your fingers to play the piano, play the guitar, turn pages of a book, type on the computer, and pick things up.
- Your arms show love with a hug, and your face shows happiness with a smile or sadness with tears and dull, dark eyes.
- Your vocal cords vibrate to let you sing and speak.
- You can taste and enjoy delicious food.
- You can stretch and do yoga to relax.
- You can be warmed by a fire and cooled by clear water.
- You can hear beautiful music and the sounds of the earth and feel them vibrate through your body.
- You can feel the wind on your face, the sun on your skin, and the ocean sand between your toes.
- You can dance.
- You can look up on the darkest night and count the stars.
- You can bear children; your body is used by the Spirit to create new life nothing.
- Your legs allow you to walk, support you, keep you balanced, and stretch and move.
- You can feel, laugh, cry, think, love, hate, fear, wonder, sleep and know you will wake again. Through it all, your heart keeps beating, your lungs keep breathing.
- Never say that you are not a wonder; never stop loving your body; it is your connection to life itself.
