Two Body Acceptance Quotes That You Need In Your Life {STAT}

Every once in a while, I think we could all use a little reminder to love and accept ourselves as we are.

​Today, I'm keeping things super simple, going back to my blog roots (remember when I used to post an inspiring quote every week?), and sharing two of my favorite quotes about befriending your body + your life *exactly* as it is:

And I said to my
Body, softly. “I want to
Be your friend.” It took a
Long breath and replied,
“I have been waiting my
Whole life for this.”
~ Nayyirah Waheed

I thought if I grew up, did my best, and made everyone proud of me, it would be enough. I thought if I got a good job, got a better job, made money, and then made even more money, it would be enough. I thought if I could lose ten pounds, get a better haircut, get the right jeans, then lose the same ten pounds, it would be enough. I thought if I could understand, explain, and express my feelings well enough, it would be enough. I thought if I wished, hoped, dared, or dreamed enough, then it would finally be enough. 

Then I thought: enough. 
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I practice being enough. When I do that, everything is already enough, and this is the day I’ve been saving for.
-Karen Maezen Miller 

{Thanks to my fabulous friend + co-leader Laura Whitaker for reading the Waheed poem during our Namaste Nantucket retreat back in early June. It made a huge impact on me and has been with me ever since...}

I hope that you, too can come back to these quotes when you need a gentle reminder that you + your body are enough.