HONOR YOUR BODY

My father always told me, “Love is the perfect balance between gratitude and generosity.”

One way to strengthen our love for ourselves is by honoring our body. Expressing gratitude for the body we have begins by accepting how our body looks at this very moment. Our body is the vehicle that allows us to perceive and create in the Dream of the Planet; our body serves us even when it is sick or hurt.

We will have this body throughout the span of our life, and it will change and evolve with time. It is perfect because it is alive, and it is the body we will use to express intent throughout the course of our life.

Practice

We cannot give what we do not have, and having a balance of gratitude and generosity for your body allows you to share your love with everyone else. Be generous to your body: nurture it, feed it, give it rest, and strengthen it. Your body is perfect just the way it is in this moment, despite any internal narration to the contrary.

Living a Life of Awareness

~ Don Miguel Ruiz Jr.