A Self-Love Reminder We All Need.
I thought I was going to be one of the lucky ones who didn’t get it, but…I did.
I got COVID-19.
And I feel pretty terrible — not as bad as those who are hospitalized or have difficulties with breathing (my breathing is good), but I feel sick, like I have a bad flu, and I’ve been thinking about how if I feel this bad when I had two doses of the vaccine and my booster, I can’t imagine how I’d feel if I’d not been vaccinated.
I’m grateful for the vaccine.
As I’ve been feeling sick, I’ve had this image come to me of all of my white blood cells, my beautiful white blood cells, doing their thing, fighting to protect me. I’ve pictured all of these beautiful white blood cells fighting to keep me safe.
I’ve pictured how they love me so much that they’ll all fight just for me, and I’ve felt so much love for myself — for the white blood cells, for my body, for me. (Sure, you could say they’re just doing their job, but I like the thought of them doing it out of love.)
It doesn’t matter what we say or think about our bodies or how we treat them, they are always there for us, always doing their best for us — always, in every moment, whether we think about it or not. And they do their jobs without asking for gratitude or…
