Looking at the Positives

It is so easy for me to look at my body and tell you what I don't like. One of my goals in vision board is to learn to love and accept my body where it is in this journey. I need my body to work with me to get to where I want to go, so I need to accept it where it is at. Today I am going to take the time to share what I do like about my body and focus on that...I know this can come across as bragging, so if that bothers you please feel free to stop reading now!

Here goes....

My legs...I would have to be honest and say that is my favorite part of my body these days. I have been running for several years now. I started to weight training a while back and discovered that I have strong legs! They are the one part of my body that really shows muscle and definition. I love that I can do squats and lunges. I can dance and jump and run and my legs seem to love it! I also love that at 43 years old, I can put on a short skirt and hills and show off these legs that serve me so faithfully!

My booty...strange I know, but before I started running, it was going flat and starting to sag! Now it is rounded back out and tight...there is actually something there to fill out those jeans!

My arms are a work in progress, but they are showing definition and are way stronger than I thought...150 pushups!! Can I say WOW! There is even some definition coming in those tricepts that tend to sag as we get older! My arms carry my little girl around and lift those boxes without complaining!

My back...this is a big one for me...there was a time that my back had no definition, now I can see little muscles and I enjoy showing it off..I find I sit and stand taller now than I used to. MY back supports all the crazy exercise I do...

My shoulders...they are wide and I used to see this as a negative, but it is a positive...at times my shoulders feel like they carry the weight of the world on them, but they are strong. The wide shoulders make it easy to build the muscle without haveing to really focus on them...instead of hiding them, I will show them off!

Little things...my feet...they are tiny, but cute...I can wear all the cute little shoes and make them look good! My feet carry me through my day, my long runs and dance workouts.

I love the fact that my nails grow long and strong. People always think they are fake...but no my body grows beautiful nails. I am part Indian, so I tan easily in the summer and I love this about my skin. I also love the fact that my skin is soft!

I know I skipped my tummy...this is the battle zone on my body! But for today I will love my tummy where it is...it is not defined, but there is no muffin top or love handles around it anymore. I have a strong core and I will celebrate that today...

There are scars on my body...these remind me of the different events in my life...I have scars on my legs from rock climbing when I was younger and slipping on a sharp rock...I have scars on my arms from on my battle with demons year ago that remind me where I have been. In remembering what was, I can celebrate what is and move forward..I have tons of stretch marks on that tummy from giving birth to my beautiful children...I have a birth mark that is brown and goes across the left side of my forehead and lightly down the left side of my face...it is what makes me me...amazingly, this has never bothered me as much as other people.

So there it is...for today I will love my body for all it does for me, for what it is.