Today I am grateful for my physical body.
There are times when it aggravates me. But, it has served me well.
I have not always taken the best care of it. Being LDS my entire life, I have never once smoked, or had any alcoholic beverage, or taken illegal drugs.
But, I ate too much. At one point I weighed 328 lbs., and was a heart attack waiting to happen. I lost 187 lbs., and have kept it off for ten years.
I didn't want to die because of something I might have been able to prevent.
But, this body has:
Hugged friends and loved ones.
Held people while they wept.
Given birth to four humans and partially carried four four others.
Laughed till I cried.
Walked.
Crawled.
Swam.
Sweated while it worked.
Sweated while it worried.
Been aware of an issue, or danger concerning a child.
Swelled with love when thinking of being with my children and grandchildren.
Hugged friends and loved ones.
Held people while they wept.
Given birth to four humans and partially carried four four others.
Laughed till I cried.
Walked.
Crawled.
Swam.
Sweated while it worked.
Sweated while it worried.
Been aware of an issue, or danger concerning a child.
Swelled with love when thinking of being with my children and grandchildren.
I am blessed to have a body that walks and talks and hears and smells and tastes.
I marvel that after injury or surgery, it has the remarkable ability to heal itself.
It is a blessing, indeed!
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| Hiking up Backbone Mountain, Maryland |
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