The Effects Of Body Positivity

Our bodies are all a beautiful and unique combination of oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium and phosphorus. The way it functions anatomically might have it’s common structure but when it comes to the way we look, not everyone is exactly alike. To me, this is truly mind blowing. We are art straight from the roots of earth. We are of earth.

I love my body as much as every single other aspect of me. Not because it brings me pleasure but because it brings me life everyday. My life on earth.

My body is a spaceship that takes me on a journey to discover myself. It has the ability to sustain me in this dimension. It is advanced biochemical technology and there is a lot to learn from it. The body is a beautiful tool for alchemical transformation.

Body positivity should be so deep within us that we realize how sophisticated and truly remarkable our bodies are. We should appreciate who we are from inside out. Down to a subatomic level and high past the limits of the visible universe. Earth is a body as well. I believe that if we switch the perspective of what a “body” is we can increase body positivity. The universe is full of bodies.

The functional complexity of our human bodies is what makes them so remarkable. The fact that they can be well maintained by treating them with love and nourishment sounds more simple than it is. For how we treat our body roots in the quality of our mind. Meaning, our complex mind is the government of our body. No wonder It can get a bit difficult to love ourselves. Specially in a society where true self-love is barely taught and mental illness is at an all time high. 

We must love our bodies exactly as they are because it is through them which we grow towards our highest potential.

The main problem is we are so distracted by loving others and trying to keep it all together that we end up forgetting about ourselves and the importance of overall mental and physical wellness.

We forget the importance of eating for fuel rather than for entertainment. We forget the importance of movement. We become slaves of our emotions, our senses and chairs. As random as chairs sound in that sentence. We are a fast growing sedentary society and this is creating endless problems for our physical health. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

There is this common occurrence regularly being found in all types of people of the world. The feeling of shame brought to us by the contrast of our bodies against the status quo of beauty. This is mental programming. An illusion. No matter how we alter our bodies, we are never going to be found beautiful by everyone. We don’t have to be found beautiful by everyone as long as we love ourselves. 

Whether we feel we are not good enough, out of shape, ugly or overly sexualized. It’s a huge problem in our society because it causes people to hate their bodies.

When people hate their own body they live in constant fear that they won’t be accepted, aren’t good enough or worthy of love and care. They might feel they have to cover up or are not entitled to be who they truly are. But when people love their bodies, the complete opposite occurs. They let go of fear. They feel more free and know they have the right to be exactly who they are. People who aren’t ashamed of their bodies realize the importance of taking care of it. It should never be solely about looking good. It should be about enabling the body to live more efficiently. So it lets you to heal yourself, be alert in case of a threat, run through a field of sunflowers, love yourself or simply dance like nobody is watching.

Your body should make your life easier not harder. That’s why we all must take care of ourselves mentally, physically and spiritually. We must love our body exactly as it is and realize all the love it deserves. We must eat gently, meditate and forgive ourselves. I dare you to dedicate some time to yourself daily. Find a discipline or a practice that brings you closer to your whole being.

Any improvement that we want to make in our bodies should be triggered by the love we have for it not how unhappy we are in our own skin. Love yourself first and the rest will follow.

My body does not bring me shame. It brings me life and many lessons. It shows me pain, it shows me joy and it shows me growth. It shows me suffering and the deepest of the human sorrows. My body reminds me I am a healer and the author of my own story. But most importantly, it shows me love. It shows me deep human connection on earth. It enables me to experience bliss in a place where it is very easy to forget that home is in our heart. My body brings me back home, not further away into the darkness of my mind. I love my tiny piece of earth. 

Never Hold Back Your Love

Never hold back your love. Why, you may ask?

Because your love is an authentic part of the web that makes up the whole universe. Because there isn’t a love like yours anywhere else. Because loving hard in a world that lacks so much love is not a crime or a reason to be ashamed. Because the universe needs you in your full shiny human splendor.

The universe is asking you to let go and love freely without fear. The universe is trying to teach you how to love unconditionally again. The universe wants to teach you how to be whole again.

But when you hold back your love, you miss out on important life experiences.

When you hold back your love to satisfy someone else’s egotistic expectations of you, you are giving into their fear and hiding a piece of yourself that you need.

When you hold back from loving the way you do, you are lying to those around you and ultimately robbing true love from yourself because giving your genuine love is the most fulfilling love.

When you feel compelled to love a little less because you are afraid to come off desperate and annoying, you are giving into your insecurities and the fear that you are not worthy of love and belonging.

When you decide that others aren’t worthy of your love, you might be taking away from them an experience they desperately need.

Because most people in the world need to experience other humans who genuinely love and if those who genuinely love hard continue to hide, they will wind up being most people.

Spread your love even if they don’t deserve it or you will become one of them.

Never hold back your love. Not from your family member, your significant other or your friends.

I’m calling all the hardcore lovers out there. This message is for you. You are not the only one with a fiery heart being consumed by the passions of the soul. You are not alone and if you were surrounded by people that love like you, you would realize this. Beyond the illusion of distance, we are all here. We are all spread out because there is an important message we embody and in order to give it out we cannot live in fear.

We have to come out of our shells and tell whoever we have to tell that this is who we are and being loving, caring and thoughtful is a basic human tendency that culture has stripped away from us in an attempt to keep us disconnected and make money off all of us.

Because the lack of love for ourselves and each other is a money-making business if you haven’t noticed.

Our mental sanity has been monetized.

We have to go out there and remind people that feeling emotion isn’t a weakness but not acknowledging our emotions is.

We have to represent the very thing that has been taken away from most people. We have to become love rather than just give it and receive it. We have to deal hope out to people by being our authentic selves. By loving hard, by asking questions that bring clarity, by not being afraid to be awkward, by going out there and finding the love we deserve in the world.

We have to get uncomfortable because loving unconditionally is not comfortable anymore and before it becomes obsolete, we still have the chance of experiencing it by bringing it to the present moment starting with ourselves.

That is where it all starts. In the way we love ourselves. By not holding back our love from anyone, we are loving ourselves the hardest. In not being afraid to flow via the universal source of love, we are letting life develop organically. By letting ourselves feel, we are learning and becoming stronger against the winds of emotional adversity. In letting yourself love as you truly do, you are being free.

This world needs more people who dare to live freely. People who are tired of living in a matrix made out of manipulation and fear.

It is time to make our own matrix.

Have the courage to love exactly as your heart desires. Most people will run away and call you intense because against their emotional numbness, you are a bucket of cold water. Never mind them. Keep doing you. And when it comes to love, you will eventually attract someone who loves you exactly as you are.

Just keep it real with yourself. Always ❤