Body Love

Life, Life Lessons, Writing a Book, Writing A Book-ish 1 Minute

As I sometimes do, when another author’s message speaks to me, I feel compelled to share it.
Such is the case with this musing on what our bodies really need by blogger Hollie Holden (hollieholden.me).

I, for one, can relate to her message.

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”Today I asked my body what she needed,

Which is a big deal

Considering my journey of

Not Really Asking That Much.

I thought she might need more water.

Or protein.

Or greens.

Or yoga.

Or supplements.

Or movement.

But as I stood in the shower

Reflecting on her stretch marks,

Her roundness where I would like flatness,

Her softness where I would like firmness,

All those conditioned wishes

That form a bundle of

Never-Quite-Right-Ness,

She whispered very gently:

Could you just love me like this?”

-Hollie Holden https://www.hollieholden.me/

Art by Yulia Ustinova

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First published at 6 years old (The Daily Gleaner, Fredericton, NB, Canada). Have written something every single day of my life, if only a To-Do list. Bearing down on writing THAT book for me and myself alone. If it resonates, reaches, inspires, disgusts, bores, or otherwise affects external readers, I have achieved all I wished to achieve on this planet.

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