Worth (First things first!)
I want to talk about worth. It’s so easy to be hard on ourselves when we don’t look or feel the way that we want to. I am guilty of this on a daily basis. I think that it’s completely okay to not be satisfied with how your body looks and feels now if that’s not where you want to be. I’m not going to console you and tell you to just think that your body is beautiful the way that it is….or maybe I will but we’ll get to that. Discomfort can be a great catalyst to push us out of our current situation into what has been waiting for us all along. So I’m not going to encourage you to be content with an average body. I will, however, challenge you to search within yourself and identify the things that make you uniquely you. Do you have a certain talent(s)? Can you make just about anyone laugh? Are you sensitive to the needs of others? Are you known at work as someone who is highly responsible? Are you someone who people go to for advice? Are you a stellar parent or pet parent? Can you bring new perspectives to conversations? Does your dog or cat think that you’re the best thing that ever lived?
We’re going to work on your body, your habits, your mindset and your nutrition. We’re going to do it from the perspective that this body of yours is precious.
We are grateful for the things that it currently can do and for all the things that it will do in the future.
We are grateful for the legs that enable you to walk, run, sprint or climb.
We are grateful for the hands that enable you to grasp weights and someone’s hand.
We are grateful for the spine and hips that enable rotation and support.
We are grateful for the arms that push, lift and pull.
If you are missing any of those things, we are grateful for what you do have and we will make the most of it. What your body is capable of is no less beautiful than that of someone with no limitations.
To sum all of this up - we are going to be grateful for what your body can do, and the love of and gratitude for your unique and precious body (and life!) is going to be the foundation of the work ahead of us.
With Love,
Your Coach Martha