Letter: To My Body

Maya Angelou

 "Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.

I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me"  
Phenomenal Woman - Maya Angelou 

That is only the first verse of the poem, but the rest is just amazing. It speaks for every woman that has ever felt insecure about their body, and i thought this poem would just be perfect for the title of the post today. 

Today i have for you a "Letter To My Body" a little weird your thinking right? Well i suppose you better keep reading. It's time for a change!

Dear Body, 

It's weird that i'm writing a letter to you ha, but oh well. 

I suppose i don't really appreciate you as much as i should i mean i wake up, and i still have a fully (Or not so fully) functional body that does all the things i demand it to do, sometimes, so here is a thank you. For managing to wake up every morning when i've kept you up all night, for managing to recuperate whenever i'm ill even if i don't go to the doctors. I apologise for forever walking into things like the door frame being your worst enemy. 

I thank you in advance for the pain you are going to go through in the future, because trust me you will go through a hell of a lot of pain. Don't say i didn't warn you!

I suppose this is me learning
to love you
x

There's times when i probably don't treat you as well as i should, and i will try to stop that because for 16 years you've managed to keep me alive who knows how many more you can last at the rate we're going. You've carried me for quite a while, endured several sports days and cross countries and not once did i thank you. I've got legs to dance with, arms to hold things and a voice to belt out those tunes. 

We are taught that your body is supposed to look a certain way, and until they look that way our bodies are inadequate. I'm not gonna lie, i may not be happy with my body at the moment there are quite a few things i would like to change about you but for now, i am going to learn to love you. I manage to eat, sleep and drink everyday; for that appreciate you whatever you look like. 

I guess that's all i have to say to you.
Thanks again, 

Your Loving owner

Naomie. 

I hope you have an amazing weekend! 

Until next time,

Naomie 

x