Welcome.
Bring your hands together.
Feel the warmth between your palms and as you inhale,
Inhale love.
As you exhale,
Bring your hands to your body.
Dear precious body,
I love you.
You are my most precious companion.
With me every moment,
No matter how I look or what I do,
You and I are one.
You keep me going no matter where I am or how I am feeling.
Even when I resist or believe I am unworthy,
Your breath and heartbeat stay steady.
Because of you,
I get to be human and oh how I love to be human.
Taste,
Smell,
Sound,
Touch,
Sight,
Feeling,
Pleasure and the endless opportunities to grow.
Thank you.
Thank you for all of it.
Thank you for the strength you give me.
Thank you for the places I am frail so I know where to work.
Thank you for always telling me the truth and letting me know what I need.
Thank you for laughter and the way you make me feel when I smile.
Thank you for tears and the relief they give.
Thank you for throaty roars of anger and the power they provide.
Thank you for the wisdom and the insights of all of that gut knowing.
Today I pledge to you,
I will treat you with the respect you deserve.
I will cease shaming you for what society or my foolish mind says are imperfections or unworthiness.
I will value you as the treasure you are.
I will honor you as the gateway to the infinite.
Through the wisdom of what you make me feel,
I make my way back home.
Home to love,
Love beloved,
Love.
It is what you and I are made of.
We are one in love.
