A letter of thanks to my body. Please add your own.

[puds11isNAUGHTYnotNAICE]

Dear Body,

For as long as i can remember I have criticised, been ashamed of and abused you. I have hated you and punished you for things beyond your control. My New Years resolution was to stop being so hard on myself, and to appreciate myself more. So, I am writing you a letter of apology and thanks.

I am sorry for all of the bad things I have done to you over the years. You have never failed me, always functioned as you should, and for that I am eternally grateful.

You made it possible for me to bear life, to feel the joy of having a baby grow inside of me. You gave me a healthy, happy child, and i'm sorry for all the negative things i have said about you postpartum.

You allowed me to nourish my child, a thing that I have taken for granted. You allow me the option to carry more children if I want to, which isn't always an option for others.

Body, you are amazing! A whole life grew inside of you, and I will never forget or downplay that miracle.

I am truly sorry for the things i have done to you, and I promise from this day forth to treasure you, as you are precious.

All my love,

Puds11

Dear Body

Thanks for being there and would you mind terribly not complaining too much if I don't feed you quite so lavishly for the next few months? I love you to pieces but there is too much junk in the trunk and it's getting silly...

Dear Body

Thank you for the warning that you gave me last year. It made me realise before if was too late that I was walking the same path as my mother before me. You've given me oppurtunity to correct the mistakes I've made, and for that I am grateful

Well done on taking the abuse I've given you, I promise I'll look after you a lot better now

Dear Body,

I've always been deeply appreciative of the readiness and responsiveness with which you've allowed me to express myself in various physical ways and activities, and I want to thank you most sincerely for keeping up with me thus far in our mutual journey.

It seems it was a tad foolish of us to hurl ourselves at those moguls and slaloms with so much enthusiasm so frequently and, although I have no doubt you enjoyed it as much as I did at the time, I'm extremely sorry you're paying the price now.

I promise that if I'm unable to find ways of repairing the damage and alleviating your pain through natural means, I'll buy you a new knee in the not too distant future so we can enjoy many more years of fun together.

I love you very much, Body and I'm sure you know that I always have been, and always will be, immensely grateful for having you in my life.

With lots of oooooo and xxxxxx from your Izzy x

Dear Body

Don't worry - only two more hours before you'll be able to get up off this office chair and go home. And then I'll pour you a nice cup of tea and soak you in the bath. I might even get OH to rub your feet.

Love
Yak
x

Dear body,

I know I give out about being short, but thank you for being healthy and not getting cancer like some of my friends. It puts things into perspective. Thank you for conceiving, delivering and breastfeeding children. Thank you that I did get back in to shape for ME. I play this down, as though it's not an achievement because I@m not thin like a sleb, but I'm the same weight I was pre-kids. So thanks for that body.

dear body after the traumatic events of 15 months ago you did to me what you always do, you got too skinny for my height, (lost over a stone due to stress of marriage breakdown) so despite me feeding you and me not been stressed could you please put back on the stone of wheight i now need to get above a BMI of only 18, i dont like my hip bones been so prominent, thank you body

This thread is most timely for me, puds.

I've always liked my body; it's been a constant in my life and you've afforded me opportunity to realise just how much I adore it and how much I've taken it for granted.

Since experiencing excruciating pain a recent diagnosis of osteoarthritis in my knee, I've been hobbling around while quietly despairing that I can no longer do the fandango prance about with abandon.

I mean, fuck it, I can barely hop let alone leap and, before I was given a pair of crutches

Thannks izzy happy new year to you too. I hope you knee gets better soon