A lot happened the day I stopped looking at myself sideways in the mirror.
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Ya know, just the quick little turn to analyze the curve of my belly. To cheer myself on if it looked smaller than yesterday. Or torture myself if it didn't.
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The day that I ditched that 90 degree act of self betrayal, I chose myself.
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I chose to know that I'm more than a body.
I chose to thank my body for what it does for me.
I chose to stop spending my precious time and energy obsessing.
I chose to live fully in my body, taking up space.
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Stop turning sideways.
Look at yourself straight on in the mirror, for goodness sake.
Take in all your goodness.
Take up all the space.
Choose yourself.
