I think it's easier to love yourself when you know what you look like on the inside-literally.
It's strange being a Science student, one of biology, especially since I face all the different cells, mechanisms, chemicals, drugs and diseases related to the human body, every day. It's a completely different point of view when I look in the mirror, and when I watch a video of an intubation.
I watched one just the other day and it showed me the different types of stomach ulcers that occur due to different reasons, and immediately, I felt hungry and knew not to deprive my body of the nutrients it needs. I ate more fruit that day, too. It's amazing how every single detail of the human body was so carefully planned out for one to discover. All the intricate details are still being put into books for others to learn about.
One time I was bored at the library and went sniffing around at the veterinary section, and came across a book on cat and dog semestral studies- that is, a book on animal fetuses. I flipped through slowly as it sucked me into its colourful world, full of tiny eyes that have yet to see what life has in store.
I was hooked.
Sometimes I talk to myself. Every blood cell, every warrior in my body, and I thank them for fighting so hard to keep me alive. Every brain cell for working so swiftly to help me make the smallest movements. Every lung cell for going non-stop to sustain me, to make sure I live another day. Every heart cell, for conducting electricity just to produce yet another heart-beat.
I love them, I love myself.
Give thanks.
