It's Theme Song Thursday!!!

My original intent when I decided on Theme Song Thursdays for my blog (a whole five days ago) was to post inspirational songs.  The type of song that touches my soul, fills me with hope, or just generally reminds me what it's like to be human.

Well, scrap that.  The following song is none of those things.

But I have heard the themes to both Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2 in just the past couple of days, so this is what you're getting.

Theme Song Thursday can be whatever I want it to be.  Because I'm in control.  Y-y-you know it.

So I had myself a little "a-ha" moment last night.

I was doing a little old-fashioned journaling (you know, the kind where you hold a pen in your hand and move it across a piece of paper) and mulling over the topic of body image.  I decided to make a list of 10 things that I love about my body and/or am proud of regarding my body.  Yes, TEN.  And no qualifications allowed.  No ifs, no buts, no coconuts.

I did it.  In only 20 minutes, too!

And while that exercise was great for putting a positive spin on my body image, it's the unexpected revelation that came out of it that sparked my "a-ha" moment.

I've finally figured out how to reconcile my efforts to love my body and my need to lose weight.  Loving my body means treating it with kindness and respect.  Treating my body with kindness and respect means keeping it in the best possible condition.  And how do I do that?  I feed my body healthy, nourishing food in reasonable portions and let it move every day.

I shouldn't be trying to lose weight because I hate my body.  I need to lose weight because I love my body.

A-HA!

Calendar, schmalendar.  I've been through a lot in the last five months and never really got to experience that whole "renewal" feeling of the new calendar year.  But now spring has sprung, crocuses are blooming, and everything around me is practically screaming "fresh start!"  So, I reiterate:  happy new year!

I'm very excited about the start of spring this year and its accompanying sense of renewal.  There's been a lot of physical and emotional difficulty in my life recently and it's time to stop letting that be an excuse not to live the life I deserve.  I deserve to be happy, healthy, and to treat myself with kindness and generosity--no matter the circumstances.

And guess what.  You deserve that, too.

So I thank you for taking the time to read my inaugural blog post.  I hope that you will continue to visit for frequent doses of kindness, generosity, humor, inspiration, and (of course) the occasional post about my cats.