You said you’d be there for me
You said you’d stop me before I finished eating the whole thing
You said you’d take me to the gym in the morning
Dear Willpower,
Even Nike told me how great you were
They repeated your anthem
Just Do It
Over and Over
And so I really believed in you
I wanted to believe in you
I believed that if you were by my side
I’d be strong
And thin
And in control
But frankly willpower
You’re not all that
You let me down
You’re really no match for
My inner rebel
My inner pleasure seeker
And you wither in the face of
My contempt
My absolutely anger
My disdain and boredom
At society’s ideals of what I should do
And how I should be
So you know what, Dear Willpower…
I’m done fighting with you
I’m done feeling bad when we’re not talking
We’re done.
I’m breaking up
And instead I’m going out with
Passion
and
Compassion
With
Kindness
And
Self-respect
We get along so much better
They’re way more fun
And so much more reliable
~ Nina Manolson
NinaManolson.com
Nina Manolson, MA, is the founder of Body-Peace®.She helps women end the war with food and body and finally feel truly at home in their body—as it is.
She is known for her deeply feminist, anti-diet, body-peace® approach. She brings her 30 years of experience as a therapist, Body-Trust® Guide and Psychology of Eating Teacher to helping women create a respectful and trusting relationship with their food and body.
Nina’s Body-Peace® work is all in service of helping people get off the diet roller-coaster, and into a compassionate and powerful way of eating & living which creates a positive long-lasting change in and with their bodies. Her courses, coaching, poems and Body-Peace APP positively change the conversation that women are having with their body.
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