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What if your body was a Lamborghini?

Posted: February 19, 2013
By: Dr Susan Burger

This morning I went to the 7-11 to pick up a small container of half and half. Yes, I drink coffee in the morning and like a little cream in it, I admit it!

The man in front of me had a large bottle of soda, a few bags of chips and things, and several packs of cigarettes. His bill was over $32. And this is how he started his day.

If you had a Lamborghini or a Porsche, you would be very proud of what an amazing machine you were driving! You would likely have a conniption if someone scratched it, left some trash inside…or maybe even touched it! You’d get the oil changed – the best oil would be used! The tires would be aligned – oh yea, you’d have the best tires too!  Yep, that baby would purr…and handle great!

You’d proudly drive into the gas station, and ask them to water down the gas and give you the crappiest, cheapest stuff they have from the bottom of the tanks…

Oh, you wouldn’t??!!  

So why do we do this to our bodies? We are surprised, disappointed, and even angry at our bodies for being sick, chronically tired, achy, and unfit. It’s not our body’s fault. It isn’t trying to make us miserable. In fact, it is giving us messages that it needs help and some tender loving care.

If you didn’t take care of your car and it broke down, you wouldn’t blame the car.

The soda and chips this man consumed this morning is not food. That is, if your definition of food is something that sustains and nourishes you – something that is beneficial to your health and the growth and healing of your body.

You can trade in your Lamborghini when the ashtrays are dirty or you want a new color, but your body is the vehicle that you have for the rest of this lifetime. Honor it, love it, listen to it…loving your body is loving yourself. And loving yourself and being healthy and vibrant is one way you can better love all those around you.

 

Photo courtesy of Damian Morys via Flickr