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  1. Cathie
    Cathie
    2 months ago

    My body has taught me the wonders of God’s creation.

  2. TofuLove75790
    TofuLove
    2 months ago

    To trust myself. I recently encountered these setbacks and had lots of people I thought were friends vanish, people I’d actually helped prior and I was no longer convenient for them so they disappeared. I learned something really important — always look for the happy and optimistic, trust my own happiness and optimism. Trust myself.

  3. Ngoc Nguyen
    Ngoc Nguyen
    2 months ago

    My body has taught me that I’m a wonderful creation of God. Even though someone may have a twin like me and my sister, we’re not totally the same. Whether it’s good initial health, bad initial health, beautiful, or ugly, I’m unique! I thank God and my parents for this body.

    1. L
      Loc Tran
      2 months ago

      Exactly, my Ngoc. No 2 individuals are the same.

  4. Mary
    Mary
    2 months ago

    My body has taught me that it responds to the level of care I give it.
    It also responds to my stress level..
    Now that I have retired, it is important to be active.
    It is important for me to let go of things that are not important.
    Not important in the big picture.
    I read about a woman who was shopping with her friend who was ill and didn’t have long to live.
    The first woman was stressing about a dress she had tried on.
    Does it make my butt look big?
    Am I showing too much leg?
    Back and forth she stressed over whether or not to buy the dress.
    Her friend who was ill said to her.
    Do you realize that you really don’t have time for that.

    The way we spend our days is the way we spend our lives.
    I’m trying to remember to keep the big picture in mind.
    So I try to remember to live in the moment and to live
    in awe of the moments and of my life.
    I am the caretaker of this body so I’m trying to treat it well.
    Healthy thougts, and a body that is cared for with love.
    Blessings to all!

  5. Charlie T
    Charlie T
    2 months ago

    My body has taught me to appreciate
    and take care of the one and only body
    I’ve got. I have abused, beaten, and
    neglected it, and have paid the price.
    Some of the injuries are internal and
    caused by stress penetrating to my
    organs and systems. The body is such
    an example of durability and fragility all
    all at once. I will do my stretches this
    morning with more intention. 🙏

  6. L
    Loc Tran
    2 months ago

    Beside the diabetes, I’m also vulnerable to cankor sores. The medication I take for my mental health struggles has a side effect on the liver. I must eat healthier, more fruits and veggies. I end up healing faster when I do so. There’s the old familiar saying of “You are what you eat.”

  7. Jenifer
    Jenifer
    2 months ago

    Learning how to love it unconditionally

  8. Patti
    sunnypatti
    2 months ago

    My body has taught me that it will continue to allow me to do the things I like to do so long as I love and nourish it the way it deserves to be. Even if it wasn’t meant to last forever, it will work the best that it can if I keep moving it, giving it water and feeding it.

    1. Jenifer
      Jenifer
      2 months ago

      I love your first statement, our bodies are deserving of so much care for all it does for us 🧡

  9. Michele
    Michele
    2 months ago

    Because I work for a Tissue Bank, our bodies can help others after death:

    Organs – Heart, Liver, Lungs, Kidneys, Pancreas, Intestines
    Tissues – Corneas, Skin, Heart Valves, Bone, Tendons, Nerve
    Blood – blood, platelets, plasma

    This is the 3rd time writing this – I had included links for references but it does not let me post this with those links.
    Please consider being an organ/tissue donor and sign up.

    1. Ngoc Nguyen
      Ngoc Nguyen
      2 months ago

      I don’t fully understand how it work. But I’m happy to see a tinny heart on my state ID after I say yes for a donation. ♥

  10. Michele
    Michele
    2 months ago

    Because I work for a Tissue Bank, I see how our bodies help others after death:
    Organs – Heart, Liver, Kidneys, Lungs, Pancreas, Intestines
    Tissues – Corneas, Skin, Bone, Tendons, Heart Valves, Nerves

    Please consider and register to be an organ and tissue donor – https://donatelife.net/

    and lets not forget blood/plasma/platelets too – https://oneblood.org/ https://www.redcrossblood.org/

    1. Ngoc Nguyen
      Ngoc Nguyen
      2 months ago

      Thank you, Michele for teaching me that our bodies can live again through organ donations. 💐

      1. Michele
        Michele
        2 months ago

        You’re very welcome Ngoc.

  11. Richard51934
    Richard
    2 months ago

    Life changes. I can no longer do things that I used to do and that frees me to do things that I never dreamed of doing.

    1. sparrow51014
      sparrow
      2 months ago

      This is such a healthy way to look at this,
      dear Richard…
      I am currently having some challenges
      and this reminds me
      that although I can’t do,
      or struggle with doing,
      open up the door for something new.
      I am inspired….
      Thank you ♥

    2. Yram
      Yram
      2 months ago

      A very good perspective. A friend says “I can no longer play the guitar but I can play the harmonica.”

  12. Laura
    Laura
    2 months ago

    Limits!

  13. Joseph
    Joseph McCann
    2 months ago

    This form has been my constant companion for 67 years. It has bled, it has been broken, it has carried me unfailingly, it has known heat, it has known cold, it has known pleasure, it has known hunger, and it has known satiety. All done without much thought from my essence. I have never told it to digest, breathe, fight off infection, heal. It does not worry or fret. It does what all life does. It lives. I am grateful. Namaste.

    1. sparrow51014
      sparrow
      2 months ago

      Beautiful,
      dear Joseph! ♥

    2. Carol Ann Conner
      Carol
      2 months ago

      Well said…the body is indeed faithful no matter how we treat it. I try to remember that it is my home.

    3. Jenifer
      Jenifer
      2 months ago

      “It does not fret or worry. It does what all life does. It lives.” Beautifully said, I got tears when I read this. Thank you.

    4. Yram
      Yram
      2 months ago

      Thank you for your wise words, again.

  14. EJP
    EJP
    2 months ago

    My body has taught me the beauty of the aging process.

  15. Antoinette88615
    Antoinette
    2 months ago

    I’m grateful to be alive today! My body is impermanent just like all things.
    What makes me happy is the miracle of being here which is 400 trillion to 1! That is truly amazing!
    And that we now have a chance to become one with god/the universe is what is a fantastic!

    1. L
      Loc Tran
      2 months ago

      Antoinette, death is the least of my fears. Everyone gets there. This mindset helps me enjoy every moment even more.

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