I'm learning to practice gratitude for a healthy body, even if it's rounder than I'd like it to be. Im learning to take up all the space I need, literally and figuratively, even though we live in a world that wants women to be tiny and quiet. To feed ones body, to admit ones hunger, to look one's appetite straight in the eye without fear or shamethis is controversial work in our culture. Part of being a Christian means practicing grace in all sorts of big and small and daily ways, and my body gives me the opportunity to demonstrate grace, to make peace with imperfection every time I see myself in the mirror. On my best days, I practice grace and patience with myself, knowing that I can't extend grace and patience if I haven't tasted it.
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