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Wednesday, November 7
Eight not-so-Easy Pieces
I am enthusiastic about the prospect of avoiding body-image neuroses, and in that spirit, I take on the challenge set forth by April and Nennette to list my very favorite eight things about my body.
For those sensitive to TMI, avert your eyes.
In no hierarchical order, I present them:
1. Seeing both gastrocnemius and soleus in my calves when flexed.
2. Quadriceps that can take me flying down a mountain trail or whizzing along a pavement path or lunging into Olympic-style squats, all without hurting my knees.
3. A gullet that happily accepts new and unusual foods, especially in foreign lands, without suprising GI after-effects.
4. Palate that can tell roquefort from raclette from ricotta.
5. It is far more adaptable than I ever thought possible, both a source of frustration as well as awe and fascination.
6. My ever-so-slightly-changing yet always-short array of haircuts. I like my brown hair, my wispy bangs, and the tuft that stands up at the crown of my head when newly shorn.
7. My feet, though not for the reason you might imagine. They are calloused, damaged and displaying black toenails - all from the hard-earned road and trail running miles.
8. My ass. Too big, too small, too bumpy, just right - if I don't appreciate it at some level, how can I hope to get it to do what I need it to do, like run marathons?
Ok, TMI mode is now going off.... thank you for reading, and please contribute your own "8 things" when you have a chance, and let me know about it in the comments.Labels: "body image", ass, gastrocnemius
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