Establishing a Sound Relationship with Your Body

Establishing a Sound Relationship with Your Body

The moment you arrived here on this Earth, you were given a body. The

body you are given will be yours for the duration of your time here.

Love it or hate it, accept it or reject it, it is the only one you

will receive in this lifetime. It will be with you from the moment you

draw your first breath to the last beat of your heart. Since there is

a no-refund, no-exchange policy on this body, it is essential that you

establish a sound relationship with it. So, the challenge here is to

make peace with your body, and share its valuable lessons of

acceptance and self-esteem. If you are open to all these lessons, it

can impart to you valuable bits of wisdom that will guide you along

your path of life.

Acceptance Acceptance is the act of embracingwhat life presents to you

with a good attitude. Unfortunately, for many people, their body is

the target for their harshest judgments and the barometer by which

they measure their self-worth. They hold themselves up to an

unattainable standard and berate themselves for failure of perfection.

Imposingharsh judgments on your body limits the range of experiences

you allow yourself to enjoy. How many times has a potentially

wonderful day at the beach been spoiled by your judgments about how

you look in a bathing suit? Imagine how liberating it would be to

happily walk across the warm sand without feeling self-conscious.

I have a friend who dreams of learning to scuba dive, but refuses to

even try, because she worries about how she would look swaddled in a

tight rubber wet suit. What a pity! Though a good sense of

self-acceptance would allow her, and you, to fully participate in all

aspects of life, without reservation, immediately. You know you are

moving in the right direction when you can accept your body exactly as

it is in its present form. True acceptance comes when you can

appreciate your body as it is, and no longer feel that you need to