Wednesday is LOVE YOUR BODY DAY.
In celebration, my goal is to get you to sign The Body Warrior Pledge, from Day 2 of Beautiful You, to inspire you to make a conscious commitment to be your own self-acceptance champion.
In exchange, I’m giving away a few signed copies of the 2nd Edition of Beautiful You: A Daily Guide to Radical Self-Acceptance.
THE BODY WARRIOR PLEDGE
Because I understand that my love and respect for my body are metaphors for my love and respect for my self and soul, I pledge:
- 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 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 or does something harmful.
- To change my inner monologue to one that sees possibility not problems, potential not shortcomings, and 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 myself today. I do not have to weigh ten pounds less, have longer hair, or 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 is like a fingerprint: a wonderful embodiment of my uniqueness.
To enter the giveaway, leave a comment below sharing with us which statement you are making the MOST conscious commitment to embrace, what your first step will be in that journey, and then signing off with your name. Feel free to share this link with all of your girlfriends who should also be championing themselves and start a mini revolution amongst yourselves.Sign the pledge by midnight EST on October 20th, and you will be entered into a Love Your Body Day drawing for a signed copy of Beautiful You. You can also enter this drawing on my Facebook page and Instagram Feed for three different chances to win a signed copy of the book!
To gently but firmly stand up for myself when someone says or does something harmful. This seems like IMPOSSIBLE but I guess it just requires practice and forgiving myself if I can’t do it perfectly at first. <3 Emily
Love this, Emily. And remember, nothing is imperfect. Any effort is progress. You’ve got this. Just use “why do you ask” or “this isn’t a productive conversation for us to have” to start easily. Wishing you all the best!
to begin celebrating the vessel that I have been given. I chose this sentence because I am not a sugar addict anymore. For a long time, I’ve eaten soooo much sugar ( cookies after lunch, cakes or chocolate bars after work, or a candy before going to bed). In France there are so many amazing pastries( croissant, éclairs au chocolat, choux à la crème )!! But I had to make a choice between my sweet tooth or my health and of course, I chose my health. And I wish for myself a long journey with my body as a vessel. ( sorry for my bad English, I’m French)
To gently but firmly stand up for myself when someone says or does something harmful.
Oh my, my post got deleted. Here, I try once again….
I wake up each morning and rehearse what I might respond to anyone who comments on my food choices, size or weight that day. I find being prepared is essential.
Each day, I start off giving myself a gentle hug and repeating that I choose not to engage in conversations related to my size, weight or food, etc.
I also practice saying that members of my health care team don’t recommend opinions from anyone unfamiliar with their approach.
I used to get derailed by intrusive comments but no longer. These rehearsed responses sort of deflect the conversation away from my plate, my size, or whatever, and allow for more appropriate boundaries.
As needed, I repeat them to “outsiders” with my head held high.
To change my inner monologue…
I need to be nicer to myself & think positive things, not negative
To understand that a body is like a fingerprint: a wonderful embodiment of my uniqueness.
Love this!
To change my inner monologue to one that sees possibility not problems, potential not shortcomings, and blessings not imperfections. —I need to reframe and reset my mindset about my otherness embodiment here and what an optimistic approach may be, starting with forging and nurturing real, authentic, genuine, fulfilling relationships with similar others in solidarity as we navigate marginalization in spaces and places.
Thank you so much to all of your for your commitment to greater self-acceptance- it’s a gift to you and the world– and congratulations to Amanda for winning the signed copy of Beautiful You! I’ll be in touch about getting it to you!