You can't have the Body without the Soul

I have been taking care of my bedridden Grandma this weekend.  It has been another testiment of how our bodies are truely attached to our souls.  Watching her skinny, frail body, and the effort to eat only a few spoonfuls of food each day is heart renching, but then she will open her eyes and there is a soul staring at you.  Kind words and smile will get her to open her mouth for one more bite of food.  The body is nothing without the soul.  The soul and spirit is what makes you hold on during the toughest of times.  Whether it is an old Grandma or a premie infant, they both have such frail bodies, but can accomplish the unthinkable through their unquenchable spirits.  This may be my last weekend with my Grandma here on earth, but I know her spirit will live on...I am reminded of it each time she opens her eyes.   
May we all give back to our bodies and souls.  May we all do something good today to nourish and feed both. 
Today is a gift..our bodies, whether they have that extra roll around the middle, or a cripple in the hip..they are ours.  We can do something to make sure we are saying 'thank you' for this body by taking a walk with our legs outside, using our hands to wipe the tears of another, or sit down and stretch.  And by taking care of our precious bodies we in turn are taking care of our souls. 



Danette Allen Fitness
www.bodyheartmindsoul.com
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