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self care as an act of love for the Divine

3/4/2014

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What if everything you did with your body was an act of love,
an offering to the Divine?

What if with every mouthful you ate,
every garment you wore,
every thought you turned towards,

What if each of those choices were an offering to the Divine?

What if each of these simple acts, unnoticed largely by the world, were the things that the Divine saw and felt seen by?

What if instead of rushing through slapping on some moisturizer at the beginning of your day you took the chance to touch yourself soothingly and lovingly, using your touch as an ode to the miracle of skin.  How it holds you together making a barrier to the outside world, microbes working tirelessly on your behalf, your face offering a glimpse of the immensity of you to the world, able to shine a smile into the most tender of hearts.

What if you knew you were only here for another few hours?  How would you thank this body for all that it does for you?

What would change?


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wholly jeanne link
3/5/2014 03:03:31 am

what a timely and delightful post, sugar. i have dry skin, and eons ago, i decided to thank each part of my body as i slather on the post-shower lotion. "thank you, feet, for connecting me to the earth and keeping me steady." "thank you, knees, for being my hinges." "thank you neck, for holding my head up (even when it most desperately wants to lay down) and, at the same time, joining it to the rest of my body." and so on.

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jane
3/5/2014 04:45:52 am

Oh I love this my friend, the idea of honouring each part of us for its contribution to keeping us here... what a beauty... thanking my fingers for typing this so I can connect with you here ... <3

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