Appreciate What You've Got

Whilst I was in hospital I did a lot of magazine reading. One particular article that has stuck in my mind is one that I read about how we feel about our body image.  We are our own worst critics when it comes to this. I am the first one to admit when I look in the mirror I focus on the areas that I like least about my body.  We are constantly judging our own bodies by the unrealistic images we see in magazines. By that, I don't mean pictures of 'normal' bodies but those of Hollywood stars and models that have had all their imperfections airbrushed out of the picture.  And then, God Forbid, if any of these people are photographed showing cellulite, love handles etc or sin of all sins, going without make-up, such a big deal is made of it that we cringe and think that these things are something to be kept hidden. The point I am trying to make here is that we all have parts of our bodies that we wish were better but once you lose something on your body, you don't know how good it is, till it's gone.
If we didn't have our hands, we would not be able to feel a childs hand, so trustingly, slipping into our own. If we didn't have arms, we would not be able to hug the ones we love the most. Without our legs, there would be places that we could not go to enjoy everything that life has to offer and without feet we would not appreciate walking along a beach and feeling the sand squelch between our toes when the tide washes in.  So enjoy your bodies whilst it is all in working order, yes, even the lumpy, bumpy bits.

Yesterday my daughter Nicole and her partner went to the Wairarapa for the day.  They stopped off at a chocolate shop in Greytown.  She bought me home a present.   It was a new nipple - a chocolate one. Suffice to say, the thought was there but it was far too tasty and by the time I would be ready to use  it, it will have melted......so I ate it!