A Beautiful Work In Progress

by Mirna Valerio

Nobody ever achieved anything epic without doing the requisite work, even if the work itself is humdrum, boring, run-of-the-mill kind of work.

Acknowledging and welcoming your self-worth, your own extraordinary power, is incredible. You become unstoppable.

Instead of being ashamed of doing what you do or being what you are, I ask two important questions: Why not celebrate it? Why not be proud of the fact that the body you are in can do great things?

Everyone knows what is best for fat people, and everyone thinks they can solve our “problem” with some quick-fix pill diet, or seven-minute workout, or a vile-tasting shake. According to them, clearly all obesity stems from a lack of morality and discipline, and an obsession with food.

We have a right to love our bodies as they are, even if they aren’t aesthetically pleasing to others.