Love Your Body Day is Wednesday, October 20th, and my goal is to get ALL of you to sign a pledge to be your own body champion. Below, you’ll find The Body Warrior Pledge that I drafted two years ago and is featured on Day 2 of Beautiful You. Pledge your desire to champion yourself by hitting the comments section below, sharing with us which statement will take the most determination from you to embrace, and then signing off with your name (check out the comments– I’m there, too!). Then, send this link to all of your girlfriends who should also be championing themselves and start a mini revolution amongst yourselves. The pledge needs to be signed by midnight EST on October 20th. Then on October 21st, I am drawing prize winners (think Byoo-tee tees, signed copies of Molly Barker’s Lit from Within book, Bead for Life jewelry, copies of Voces Latinas and Beautiful You– there will be 15 winners overall) from all of the folks who have signed the pledge so go ahead and get you and your friends in the drawing.
The Body Warrior Pledge
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.
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.
Rosie Molinary
To understand that a body, just like a personality, is like a fingerprint: a wonderful embodiment of my uniqueness.
Brenda Pavlov
To see exercise as a way to improve my internal health and strength instead of a way to fight or control my body.
HEART YOU ROSIE!!!!!
LOVE this,LOVE you and ALL you are doing, sister-
donna scott
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.
Amen, amen, amen.
Kate Morris
To remember my body is a temple, I and only I can take care of it, respect my body and accept and love my body the way it is.
‘To be the primary source of my confidence. I will not rely on or wait for others to define my worth.’
YES, YES, YES- I can’t tell you how all encompassing and powerful this statement is (though I’m sure you already know) but as a survivor …especially for women or young women encapsulated in unhealthy domestic situations in which the cycle of violence and abuse is perpetuated by an external definition of worth…self-worth.
To stand up for myself- gently only because it will be responsible, accountable n professional – but get this I will never stay silent anymore ever- I will stand up for myself.
‘To see potential’ always – Rosie these words you have crafted are some of the most beautiful intentions set out into the universe I have ever seen – my dream is to see these words carry more and more of us through internal and external adversity. Let me add my own line to the pledge- to be an active ally to support sisters in this life like you in any way I can, with whatever tools I have at my disposal. If we all live like you say in a state of mentor and mentee imagine, just imagine, the traction we could gain. If affect just one young woman enduring one single incident of sexual or physical abuse to voice for help instead of maintaining torturous silence than we are warriors that have already won.
They ALL resonated with me but this one will be the biggest struggle: To understand that my weight is not good or bad. It is just a number, and I am only good.
Because I tend to put my job and others before myself:
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.
My body holds all the wisdom and guidance I need. I just need to make myself available to listen to it!
Great work. I resonate deeply with your message. I will post on my site lolosboudoir.com.
Thanks.
Lone
To be the primary source of my confidence. I will not rely on or wait for others to define my worth.
I think my husband would be really happy if I did the above. That way I wouldn’t hint for so many compliments. 🙂
Thanks, Rosie!
Jenny
To thank God everyday for my many blessings such, as the loose skin on my tummy -it reminds me that I was able to have a healthy pregnancy; the stretch marks on my bottom (that I have had since I was 16 ) b/c I do not lack food and nutrition AND sugary treats; wrinkles around my eyes and mouth, b/c I laugh and smile, a lot, and have been blessed living in sunny SC; and my rapidly beating heart when I exercise and run around with my son- it reminds me, I LOVE MY LIFE!
Thanks, Rosie!
I need remedial help, because I can’t get past the first line: “Because I understand that my love and respect for my body are metaphors of my love and respect for my self and soul”. My body has never been connected to my soul, except when it produced two of my daughters. But that’s not about me, technically, is it? It’s about my love for them and being happy to do anything for them. I think I have gone through life basically hating that I had a body at all, and now that it is falling apart with arthritis, I like the “physicalness” of life even less. The last time I remember being happy having a body as part of me was when I was 8. Boy, that’s depressing, even for a Tuesday morning…
Maybe I should write this in lipstick across my bathroom mirror…worth reading to every girlfriend, mom, daughter, sister and every other woman I know. I am sharing this with my college students today in hopes that as they continue to mature and grow they will recognize their beauty and appreciate the goodness within every body. As for the young men (or any other man for that matter), I hope this encourages them to support the women in their lives with positive words and actions.
Love it!!
“To no longer put off the things that I wish to experience because I am waiting to do them in a different body.”
There are so many things that I haven’t done because I’m worried about the judgment of others – especially activities that involve bathing suits.
Margaret Love
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 be the primary source of my confidence. I will not rely on or wait for others to define my worth.
I think you wrote this one just for me..thanks for that I needed it and thank you for all that you do for others 🙂
Melanie May
To see exercise as a way to improve my internal health and strength instead of a way to fight or control my body.
To be the primary source of my confidence. I will not rely on or wait for others to define my worth.
Michelle McCormick
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. I would like to add that my body has also given me the greatest gift on earth; my beautiful daughter!
Maria
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.
Hmm…letting go of what doesn’t nurture my body (processed,bad food, not enough sleep) is going to be the hardest for me. But it seems like living up to this will actually mean a lot for the other promises, too.
To be the primary source of my confidence. I will not rely on or wait for others to define my self worth!!
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.
Thank you!