Fat and fabulous yes I am,
I have accepted myself the way I am,
making peace with myself as a whole,
I love myself with flaws and all!
I never used to think this way
I am grateful for my body anyway!
When I was younger I used to believe,
my looks mattered for the world to perceive,
and hence a lot of my days depended on my physical image,
dressing and eating, and trying to look younger than my age!
Since acquiring a disability I have learnt to love myself,
'Never judge a book by its cover,' they say,
but sadly appearance is what we notice in others and ourself,
and influence our thoughts without fail !
After my health circumstances changed,
and I battled daily with fatigue and pain,
I began to explore the concept of 'mindfulness',
to use it as a weapon against my unhappiness!
I am learning to fight my daily pain and the emotional distress,
by connecting with my inner conscious awareness,
trying to get back the inner peace that is gifted to us at birth,
which is lost of our sight as we grow and develop our faith.
Now I understand that I am not my body,
which is just a place I inhabit in this life,
& I choose not to be defined by anybody,
coz the loss of any part or ability of my body,
cannot lessen me in others eyes!
I am grateful for the body I have,
and I am thankful for all it can still do,
no matter how fat and disabled I look,
I’m glad I am still here with you!
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