Because I understand that my love
and respect for my body are metaphors of my love and respect for my self and
soul, I pledge to do the following:
To stop berating my body
and to begin celebrating the vessel that I have been given. I will remember the
amazing things my body has given me: the ability to experience the world with a
breadth of senses, the ability to perceive and express love, the ability to
comfort and soothe, and the ability to fight, provide, and care for humanity.
To understand that my
body is an opportunity not a scapegoat.
To be the primary
source of my confidence. I will not rely on or wait for others to define my worth.
To let envy dissipate
and allow admiration to be a source of compassion by offering compliments to
others.
To gently but firmly
stand up for myself when someone says to me (or I say to myself) something
harmful.
To change the
inner-monologue in my head to one that sees possibility not problems, potential
not shortcomings, blessings not imperfections.
To give my body the
things that it needs to do its work well: plenty of water, ample movement,
stretches, rest, and good nutrition, and to limit or eliminate the things that
do not nurture my body.
To see exercise as a
way to improve my internal health and strength instead of a way to fight or
control my body.
To understand that my
weight is not good or bad. It is just a number, and I am only good.
To love my body and my
self today. I do not have to weigh ten pounds less, have longer hair, or to
have my degree in my hand to have worth. I have worth just as I am, and I
embrace that power.
To recognize my body’s
strengths.
To no longer put off
the things that I wish to experience because I am waiting to do them in a
different body.
To understand that a
body, just like a personality, is like a fingerprint: a wonderful embodiment of
my uniqueness.
via
http://rosiemolinary.com/2011/10/02/consciously-committing-the-body-warrior-pledge/
