December 1, 2021: Our Bodies Aren't Objects, They Are Meant To Change

Gather round for a little body image chat.
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We're taught our bodies shouldn't change. And when they do change, we need to fight, control and manipulate our bodies to go back to what they used to look like.
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We purchase noom, buy the serums, poke our face with needles, squeeze into the tummy-control-tops.
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We try so hard to shrink. "Hide your flaws," we're told.
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Desperately thinking we need to look this way to earn our love, earn our place in this world.
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But we've been sold a lie, so that they'll sell us products.
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Our bodies aren't objects. We are not machines.
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We're beautifully, incredibly: human.
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And the only thing constant in humanity is: change.
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Our bodies changing is as inevitable getting older every day.
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Our looks changing is as predictable as the sunrise and sunset.
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Sure, we can keep fighting.
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But it's a battle that can't be won.
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What if instead, we accepted change? What if we welcomed it? Celebrated it?
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What if we unchained ourselves and busted down the prison doors?
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We're human beings. Our bodies, our looks *will* change.
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And when we accept that: we're free.