{"id":1819,"date":"2022-08-01T15:44:19","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T20:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.campbellteenfamilytherapy.com\/?p=1819"},"modified":"2025-01-20T14:43:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T19:43:37","slug":"my-body-is-a-vessel-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.campbellteenfamilytherapy.com\/blog\/my-body-is-a-vessel-2\/","title":{"rendered":"My Body is A Vessel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.campbellteenfamilytherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MyShape-300x196.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.campbellteenfamilytherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MyShape-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/www.campbellteenfamilytherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MyShape-70x46.png 70w, https:\/\/www.campbellteenfamilytherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MyShape.png 564w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My body is a vessel.\u00a0 It will carry me through this life.\u00a0 I will take care of it to the best of my ability.\u00a0 I will respect it.\u00a0 I will love it. I will listen to each of its imperfections and the wisdom they have for me.\u00a0 I will love the imperfections and care for them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My body has so much wisdom! It holds my mind, it holds my spirit, and it holds my soul.\u00a0 My body has a job. It carries me. It gives me energy. It holds my emotions. It holds my intelligence. It can bring life and sustain life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I will learn to listen to its wisdom. I will not starve it. I will not overload it. I will learn that if I am still and pay attention, my body will tell me just what it needs.\u00a0 It knows when it is full.\u00a0 It knows when it is hungry.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t need a clock, or a point system, or a calorie counter. It has a system built inside that knows just the right amount of fuel to give it the energy it needs to carry me through the day.\u00a0 I will not disrespect it or that system.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My body knows when I am tired and it will tell me to rest.\u00a0 It will tell me when I am stressed, and I will take a break. I will not envy other\u2019s bodies, because I will remember that my vessel is created just for me and it has just what I need to take me through this life.\u00a0 I will remember that all vessels come in different shapes and sizes and I will not compare it to others.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am the captain of this vessel.\u00a0 It was created for me, and I will make it what I want it to be.\u00a0 I will demand the respect it deserves not just from others but from myself.\u00a0 I will remember that while others can hurt my body, I do the majority of the damage to it myself.\u00a0 I will not do that.\u00a0 I will look for each flaw and I will embrace it and love it and ask it what it needs and I will hold it up in the utmost respect even in all of its imperfection.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My body is perfect for me.\u00a0 Flaws and all.\u00a0 It will carry me through this life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Author: Ingrid Higgins is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with teens. 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