Acceptance as the highest form of choice. “Your body is your way of moving through life, from the first to the last day. As long as you are here, live in it. Love, cherish, honor and respect it, treat it well and it will return the favor.” Susie Prudden. The moment you came on this planet, you were given a priceless gift: a body in which your spiritual essence lives.
What makes you unique in relation to other people: your abilities, your dreams. Desires, fears and illusions are all contained in and around your body, which accompanies you all the way from birth to death. You go through this journey together, but you and your body are not the same thing.
Your body is not just a shell that separates your inner self from the outside world. Your body can teach you a lot and show you important things that will help you on this difficult path of evolution – life. From this you should make a decision: will you love your body or will you hate it? Regardless of your decision, it will be with you. So make the right choice.
There is nothing more permanent….
You have nothing more permanent in this life than your body. It will always be with you, no other body you can have. It’s not clothes you can throw away in a store-your body is not exchangeable or returnable. The moment you took your first breath, you and your body became inseparable. And it will go on until the last beat of your heart, no matter how much you want to change things. Here you are powerless. I recommend this article on accepting your age and the fact of aging.
Accept and learn…
Once you realize that your body will be with you forever in this dimension and game called “life,” accept that fact.
There is no point in fighting or rejecting-it is useless. Learn to transform your body. Turn it from a cramped outer shell for your self into an ally and partner for life. Your relationship with your body throughout life is very important, it is the fundamental basis of all your other relationships on this planet.
Everyone has a different relationship with their body. This is why we each have different lives and different joys in this life. The relationship you create with your body affects your whole life and how you feel about it.
So, your body is a constant. And any constant has its own rules.
Rule One
The first rule is acceptance. Accept your body and make a relationship with it so it can serve you well. Don’t see your body as just a vessel for your self – your body can teach you a lot. You have to be open to it. Open up and accept your body.
In the moment of acceptance you must choose your body unconditionally, exactly as it is. Don’t stop yourself from moving forward – a proper relationship with your body will give a significant boost to your development and knowledge of yourself in this world. If you love every part of yourself, nothing will keep you from developing.
Not getting in the way doesn’t mean humbling yourself and stopping. You have to take every challenge and see it as a chance to step up in your development.
Accept it as it is…
Never evaluate your body. By labeling it, you limit your own world of experiences. Regardless of your skin color, height or weight, it is important to love your body and accept it unconditionally. You live in your body, so it is wise to approve and respect it.
What does it mean to respect your body?
Respecting your body is the ultimate expression of caring. Treat it carefully, take care of it, and it will thank you in return. It is the law of the universe that everyone gets what he or she gives. If you want to receive love, treat your body with love.
Partnership
Respect implies partnership, and your relationship with your body is no exception. When you treat your body with respect, you have a partner in your body and you can take everything it has to offer. If you treat your body with care and respect, you will get the same in return. This is why there is a clear connection between the body and the mind. Your relationship with your body affects not only your physical health, but also your emotional well-being. Think about how beneficial this partnership is to you.
Illnesses-what are they?
Have you ever wondered what illness represents? Every phenomenon has a cause, and sickness is no exception. If you reject your body and don’t accept it as it is, it can lead to illness. However, if you accept and respect your body, that is the path to healing.
Improvement
The fact that you have to accept your body as it is unconditionally does not mean that your desire to improve it is destructive. If you have a desire to make your body better, it has a right to live with it. 
If you have a desire to make your body better, it has a right to live. It is important to be honest with yourself and to understand what lies behind your desire.
It is important to understand that the desire to improve your appearance is absolutely normal for any person. But you have to think deeper. What motivated you to want to improve your body?
If your desire is based on self-love, respect, and care, that’s wonderful. It’s a creative desire, and turning it into reality will be good for you.
If you’re just looking for flaws in yourself, harshly evaluating your body and labeling it, resulting in a desire to change your body, it’s an expression of disagreement, a rejection of body acceptance. And it is inherently destructive.
Choices
You have to choose what to do next. Either you accept your body and it becomes a powerful ally for you, helping you evolve and explore lifeOr you fight reality. You fight by rejecting your body and complaining about it, making harsh judgments and scourging yourself more and more.
Regardless of your choices, reality will not change. You should understand that you have to change, because the world doesn’t care whether you accept yourself or not. Your choices are the result of your attitude toward yourself.
With love Maria Shakti 
