Body Image Affirmations To Feel Good About Your Body

Our physical body is a very important part of our existence. It's what tells we're alive and here; it's what makes us visible and what gives the first impression of us to anybody.

Were you ever asked to choose your physical body? Can you recall someone coming up to you and saying, "Hey, I'll give you this body, is that fine, or do you want something different?"

Most of us try to make peace with and like a body that we never chose.

This becomes increasingly difficult in our society, as cannons of beauty impose that one is of such and such shape to be considered beautiful or attractive.

We are therefore very concerned with our physical bodies nowadays. We diet, become fashion addicts, spend money on all sorts of adornments and try to make ourselves pretty - because that is what looks in society are about.

All this can create a negative body image, if we find that we don't look like what we think we should look.

Besides, too often we focus on our body image, and we don't give importance to all that our bodies actually do for us.

Think about how well you can move, how you are able to walk and jump and stretch, and how well your body serves you, rather than how beautiful you look.

Your body is just a part of you

Body image affirmations can be used to take some of the pressure off us. The best position to be in is to like one's own body and want to improve it, without being too obsessed about it.

Remember that your body only is not you. The sum of who you are is more important than your body.

Think about Stephen Hawking. He actually has a disease that makes him unable to use his body as the rest of us can; however he's one of the greatest contributors to science for the last 30 years. I'll definitely remember who Stephen Hawking is - but not who won Miss Universe's last contest.

Exercise, diet and a healthy lifestyle are always options to keep you in shape. Remember to consult your doctor before taking any drastic step - get professional advice.

Overall, know that your body is just a part of you - not the only or the most important one.

Focusing on the aspects that you like

Body image affirmations can help to reinforce positive feelings about our bodies, by emphasising things that we like already. This helps to boost confidence and feel good with one's own body.

For example, if you like your eyes, you can build the following body image affirmations:

• My eyes are beautiful

• My eyes give light to the world

• I am thankful for being able to see

Pick a part of your body that you like and appreciate it through affirmations. See the beauty in yourself - and it will shine through you.

Body image affirmations

Use these affirmations or modify them at your convenience to gain confidence about your own body:

I love my body

I take care of the needs of my body

I am thankful for all the parts of my body that function correctly

I accept my body as it is

I am beautiful just as I am

I am thankful for my body moving with ease

My body is perfect just like this

I appreciate all the movements that my body let me perform

I am thankful for my strength

I am appreciative of the compliments I receive about my body

I am thankful for being able to touch, see, smell, hear and taste

I enjoy feeling good about my body

Remember...

Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. If the beholder is you, then it's really up to you to see yourself beautiful!

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