Body divine

Today I am divine body. To marvel at everything our...my...body can do.
Today I had a session with my trainer. When I lost my job, Andy and I discussed it, and we decided that I could take some time off to take care of myself. That included starting to go to the gym, and starting to work with a personal trainer. I am overweight. I had lost my body. I don't mean (or just mean) my shape, I mean my body. I couldn't do things I used to. If I got down on the floor, I had to think about how I was going to get back up. I couldn't always move the way I wanted to. I have lost weight, and I have started to reclaim my body. I noticed it last week when I was playing with my niece, that I was getting down on the floor and back up with little thought or effort. Today when I was working out, I noticed that I can run longer (I still hate running though), my strength has increased, my endurance has increased.
If you ever are taking for granted what your body does, look around you. There are those who are physically handicapped, and perhaps have never known what it is to have a body that moves and responds without consious thought. Watch a toddler who is just mastering their motor skills. and for whom every act (even just getting the Cheerio in their mouth) is a deliberate and complicated task. Talk to someone who has recently hurt their back - movements that you take for granted all of a sudden take a lot of planning and thought.

However, while I appreciate this is what it takes, and I know this is what has to happen, I will admit that I am a sore and exhausted divine body, and am ready for exquisite and healing sleep.