While reading my last chosen book for the 2021 Goodreads
challenge I did many suggested workbook exercises.
Reality: ‘All the questions & answers, all the lists, all the
drawings and the letters to myself were ‘beneficial’.
I had to be 100 percent onboard and honest to feel
the gain/reward.
Random page from my journal ‘Happy Thoughts’
contains a letter I wrote to my body. It’s soo much
better to feel good about yourself.
The day I wrote the following I had a good laugh.
Dear Body,
You are old and tired now.
I remember when I used to take better care of you.
What happened? Life! Ageism. Depression.
Although I make honest efforts to forge ahead,
re-starting an exercise regimen combined with
healthy eating I doubt I’m going to approve of
the image in the mirror.
Wear a bikini (heck no) related thought = dread.
The stomach of this body carried four children on
the inside and I have a ‘roadmap’ to nowhere for
proof on the outside.
True, I’m unique and special – look at the previous
exercise, a long list of hobbies I tried throughout
my life and all the accomplishments.
Truth is: ‘I don’t like being old’; however, I’ll continue
my ‘old in years – young at heart’ portrayal.
I pray I can keep a positive mindset – one day at
a time future.
‘It’s okay to love myself and demand respect’ even
when the mirror image is a bit bothersome and tad
scary.
This journal entry portrays mixed emotions.
One has to put themself in a good frame of
mind and enjoy today’s journey at whatever
stage of life.
To compare oneself to the younger generation
is a waste of time since the biological clock
moves in one direction, forward.
💛💛
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Thank you. 🙂
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I liked this June! Great idea and it did make me smile (hope that is allowed). My body hasn’t borne children but it has had its ups, downs, ins and outs over the years. I get tired more quickly, there is more of me hanging over my underwear than in it, but I’m working on it. I’ll never be younger, and I can’t stop the clock, so here I am, wrinkles and all!!
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Thank you 😊 I love your body image humor!💯
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Thanks!
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