Today, and every day forward, I CHOOSE LIFE!
I hereby promise to fully participate in this life as it was so generously given to me, recognizing it as a gift always.
It is my desire and conscious CHOICE to walk through each step of the journey ahead of me, by honoring and respecting the body given to me, with all its imperfections, pains and scars, treasuring the story they tell and the lessons they have taught me through my darkest hours.
Today, I recognize my body as vulnerable and human, undeserving of the shame or judgment I once tormented myself with daily.
Simply, I CHOOSE love over hate.
I accept my curves, my rounded and natural God-given body with sincere and honest JOY!
Today, I am willing to trust, to accept, to honor, to celebrate, to embrace COURAGE, STRENGTH, and WISDOM in the nourishment of my life, the challenges that lie ahead of me, knowing that nothing need ever define my life or my body again!
Today, I embrace my power, my inner wisdom and most importantly MY VOICE!
~ Andrea
(*I wrote this pledge as a guide for my journey after my fourth and final inpatient treatment program. I went inside my heart to find what was true for me in that very moment. I share it as a guide for you to create your own pledge to mirror your goals, dreams and hopes. I offer it as a witness to say that nothing is impossible or out of reach. Remember, your life is what you make of it!)
I hereby promise to fully participate in this life as it was so generously given to me, recognizing it as a gift always.
It is my desire and conscious CHOICE to walk through each step of the journey ahead of me, by honoring and respecting the body given to me, with all its imperfections, pains and scars, treasuring the story they tell and the lessons they have taught me through my darkest hours.
Today, I recognize my body as vulnerable and human, undeserving of the shame or judgment I once tormented myself with daily.
Simply, I CHOOSE love over hate.
I accept my curves, my rounded and natural God-given body with sincere and honest JOY!
Today, I am willing to trust, to accept, to honor, to celebrate, to embrace COURAGE, STRENGTH, and WISDOM in the nourishment of my life, the challenges that lie ahead of me, knowing that nothing need ever define my life or my body again!
Today, I embrace my power, my inner wisdom and most importantly MY VOICE!
~ Andrea
(*I wrote this pledge as a guide for my journey after my fourth and final inpatient treatment program. I went inside my heart to find what was true for me in that very moment. I share it as a guide for you to create your own pledge to mirror your goals, dreams and hopes. I offer it as a witness to say that nothing is impossible or out of reach. Remember, your life is what you make of it!)
MIrasol 2001 Group Art Therapy