12 Happy Chickens

I haven’t had too much time to do much of anything as of late, but Dianne Sylvan issued this challenge on her blog and since we always seem to make more out of what we don’t like abut our bodies than what we do like, I think this is very important! Heres’s what she had to say…

All right, it’s your turn.  Go forth and make a list of ten things you love about your body, inside or out.  If you love the little mole on your elbow that’s shaped like Missouri, or the way your eyes crinkle, or your mastectomy scars, or your right pinkie finger, say so.  We spend too much time talking about what is wrong with our bodies, what we hate, what we wish we could change–let’s talk about things we love.  Your body will thank you for it.

Okay, so here I go– -

1 - I love my mouth. My parents paid dearly for my straight teeth way back when and I am so happy they did. When I smile everyone knows how happy I am, or if I am up to something…Not that that’s always a good thing. When I am not happy, they also know just what kind of mood I am in. I guess my mouth is a window into me, who I am, and how I am.

2 - I love my skin and the tattoos that cover it. I take care of my skin with organic products that I usually make myself. My mother is in her 50’s and when we are together we have been thought to be sisters. I hope to look that wonderful when I get there. Some of my tats are 18 years old, and still so cool…

3 - I love the scars on my knees. I could never be a model, but they show the character of ME, who I am, and all the fun I have had growing up. I was always a tomboy, so my knees show the falls from my horses, bicycles, and dirt bikes to name a few. They keep me young or bring me back to my youth I guess…

4 - I love my gut. Not the soft outer place that I would love to disappear, but the place deep inside me. It has been a work in progress for 35 years, but I’ve learned to trust my gut instinct; because it never lets me down. About a person, a situation, or a choice I’m about to make. I truly have learned to listen to my body over the years and it just keeps getting better.

5 - I love my eyes. They go right along with my my mouth, as far as showing how I am feeling along with all that I have seen over the years.

6 - I love my brain! Where would I be without it? Enough said.

7 - I love my hips. They are very curvy and give me a sexy, woman’s figure. 

8 - I love my strength. Even though I don’t do any strength training, my body is generally pretty strong. I can pick up things, carry things, move things. My body always does what I ask it to for the most part, and for that I should be more grateful. As temples go, this one feels like it’s built to last, but perhaps a bit of worshipping wouldn’t hurt.

9 - I love my calves. They are strong, sleek and sexy.

10 - I love my heart. It is strong and it keeps me alive. Despite how badly it has been hurt, how badly it aches sometimes, my heart still allows me to love with every fiber.

Now, it’s your turn.