Louise Hay says to talk to ourselves in the mirror all the time with positive comments and she says to just LOVE our bodies and be thankful for them. She does suggest standing in front of a mirror naked and being thankful for every aspect of our bodies.
Yes, I have done it, but only a couple of times. I mainly just talk to myself like a great friend, with my clothes on (and sometimes even my make-up on too!).
It was so amazing this morning. I had my hands full of about 6 cookbooks and I was going to look through them and find some good recipes. I sat down and started with the Green Smoothie Girls cookbook, How to Eat Right in the Real World. I just randomly opened it and turned to a chapter that was titled, "LOVE your body!" I was like, WOW!! I'm receiving this message on so many levels. :) She said she used to criticize herself, but stopped after she was doing it one day at the gym, and another gal there said, "I love my body. It serves me well!" So, she made that her new mantra and she feels so much gratitude for her body now. I do too. I feel like my body is a very precious treasure and gift and I want to talk to it and about it like it is truly a temple (because it is). My kids see and hear me talking to my hands saying things like, "I just love you! You help me do so many things. Thank you! You are amazing." I tell them how amazing their bodies are too. The more I think about it and talk about it, I am truly amazed at how magnificent our bodies are.
To our amazing bodies!!
Janet
(an email I sent to my sisters today)
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