A letter to my Body

Dear my body; First of all I want to thank you. We looked good today in the green shirt, so thank you. We are still together and still alive, so thank you. Secondly, I want to appologize. I am sorry for some of the ways I have treated you in the past. Sometimes I have fed you junk, sometimes i have hurt you and sometimes I havent been considerate of your needs. Im sorry I haven't always been the best or most responsible owner. But I do want to have a heart to heart talk with you body. When we were kids, we were a perfect team - we could, run, jump and play without getting tired or sore. We understood each other and you responded to me with ease. What happened to us? Where did we go wrong? Now we seem to be breaking down. I try to listen to your needs - give you the healthy food you deserve and sleep you need. When I ask you to exercise, it is for your own good. When I ask things of you, it is because it either needs to be done or I think we will enjoy it. I am not trying to torture you and I wonder why you act as if I am. Now it seems as if you are tired and sore all the time, while I am chomping at the bit to do things and be involved. Im am tired of always feeling weak, tired of always aching. I dont want to watch what others can do and feel left out, jealous or strapped to the sidelines. I dont want to have to wonder if today you will do what I ask of you. I dont want to loose hours everyday to endless naps that dont leave me feeling rested. I want to live! When we were 17, you got sick. Maybe it was my fault, maybe I didnt take care of you properly or give you what you needed, but you never fully got better from than. Why? And how do I fix this? What i want from you, is for us to be fully connected again - to dance, to play, to breathe free and deep and without pain. I want to wake up with energy and I want to experience life fully. Will you help me to do this? My dear body, I want you to know that I cherish you and respect you. I want us to work together, as a team, for as long as we live. I dont want us working against one another anymore. I want to be able to open my gas cap without struggle, to walk without pain and to be free. Can you give me that? I make a commitment to you here, today, dear body. I promise to take care of you. As long as we are both alive, we are stuck together. For better or worse, I promise to listen to you, to respond to you and to push you when you need it. I promise to stick by you and to love you Will you do the same? Forever, Me