venerdì 15 dicembre 2017

Body type? Body positive! - I finally fit in my own life


Mid season check! 👊 
Holiday season is coming and classes have been suspended until January. It has been a tough couple of months but training kept me going. Teaching classes gave me a lot of energy and motivation and results are coming as well. My arms and legs are more defined and toned I feel stronger and fitter than in my 20s. I don't care if I'm not perfect, super scuplt and super fit. Right now I feel great and I enjoy this body. I have scars, cellulite and stretch marks. But really, I don't care. I have gone beyond my limits, I have healed my body and my soul, also through sport. I have changed my life and embraced my true self. I love my job, love martial arts and love life.

I have been scared of taking pictures since forever. I've always felt ugly, fat, short....
I have always felt imperfect and unfitting, different and unique in a bad way. Recently I have embraced these differences, my uniqueness and weirdness. 
I've chosen a job that makes me happy, I teach Tai Chi and Cardio Boxe and I love it. People around me freak out because they know I've graduated from college with the highest grades and they expected me to work in bank or something like that. For a time I have been sitting in offices, looking at computer and thinking about how to make the company richer, but it wasn't really for me. 

I was an unsporty child, I couldn't jump, run or play team sports. I felt weak, little and slow. But it wasn't me who was wrong! I hadn't found my sport. Martial arts changed my life, I've finally felt part of something, coordinated, stronger, happier and I found a meaning. Three years ago I decided to teach Tai Chi, because I hoped it could do for others what it did for me. 

Now I know it's not about muscles and weight. I may look fit, but mostly I'm fit inside and I fit in my own world. That's what matters. 



Tao Te Ching verso 16 - verse 16 - ITA and ENG

  "Ritornare alle radici significa trovare la pace. Trovare la pace significa onorare il proprio destino. Onorare il proprio destino è ...