Why are we even doing this?

awilkins1930

I think there comes a point were you can just accept the way that you are and learn to love that person, or start fighting for the person you know you can be. We ladies and gents are the latter and I hope we all see the awesomeness and bravery in that decision. Keep going!

Lleldiranne

I think we can love ourselves as we are AND want to become better/healthier/etc. In fact, I think that it's essential to be able to love ourselves regardless, otherwise we will never be satisfied with our progress.

I do agree, though, that it takes awesomeness and bravery in the decision to change and fight for something better.

Lizzy622

mathjulz wrote: »

I think we can love ourselves as we are AND want to become better/healthier/etc. In fact, I think that it's essential to be able to love ourselves regardless, otherwise we will never be satisfied with our progress.

I do agree, though, that it takes awesomeness and bravery in the decision to change and fight for something better.

I needed to love myself before I was willing to put put in the time and energy to become healthier and stronger. If you don't love yourself first, you have no reason to fight for a better you.

RavenLibra

I do it because I love my daughter, I watched my Mother for the last 15 years or so.. dissipating... allowing herself to crumble, and in those years... begin to face all kinds of medical issues... all from a lack of personal care and attention. She just recently returned home after a month in an extended care facility where she underwent physical therapy to help her regain enough strength to once again do a few things on her own... like walk... I will not put that on my kid... I will be healthy and strong until the lights go out. WE all do it for love... for ourselves... and because we love others... I have no desire to be "Better".

"accepting who we are"??? is counter productive it's settling... when there is NO need to settle.. why should we NOT expect our best effort from ourselves? HOW does your love for someone else manifest its self? do you look a them and say..."Meh... you will do okay... " or do you want more for them?

and there is this... if you neglect yourself.. there IS a good chance... someone will eventually need to be changing your soiled underwear... are you willing to chance that indignity when you could do something NOW to prevent that??? so says the EMU

marsinah1

That emu is a wise bird.

I love myself enough to know that it's beyond time to check the baggage from the past and get myself back to the healthy, happy physical condition that I use to be in.