It's Your Body, Body Language

Wanna know what's cool....me. But that is for a whole other post. JUST KIDDING Wanna know what's cool for reals...bodies! They really are the greatest thing. It lets me live life. See the beauty around me. Smell the caramel brownies Rachel just made. Taste the caramel brownies Rachel just made. Touch anything fluffy (IT'S SO FLUFFY I'M GONNA DIE! name that movie). And hear the awesome music that gets me through anything and everything. Why am I thinking about the awesome-ness of bodies? While I am running, it's just one of those things you have to experience for yourself, but it is the COOLEST thing when your mind loses control and your body takes over. There is no way my mind would let me run for hours at a time. But somehow my body just kicks it into gear and off I go! There is this mysterious point of a run where my mind finally shuts up and lets my legs to the thinkin. It is a beautiful thing. Also! I find myself encountering a lot of needles this week, and I have to remind myself that bodies are good. Bodies are necessary. And shots are just a thorn on the rose of life. ha! Earlier this week I gave blood***. Seriously one of my favorite pastimes. If giving blood was a talent. Then I would have one talent. So I'm counting it. Giving blood is my talent. ***when the nice doctor man says don't do any exercise for 5 hours after giving blood....he means it. My "friend" cough cough learned that lesson the hard way...two miles away from her house.... Anyway, that was self inflicted needle poking that I can handle. How cool is it that we all have an extra liter of blood in us that can save someones life?! We were built with a service opportunity right in our veins. I love that. AND! How cool is it that we have an excuse to eat hundreds of calories of free cookies after? Tomorrow I am getting blood drawn to see what shots I have had in my lifetime. How cool is that?! I didn't even know they could do that! The only bad thing, it will tell me all the shots I DON'T have. And Thursday...oh Thursday. I'm dreading it. It is shot day. Like, pretty sure i'm excited for Thailand. But I am NOT happy for the dead arm that i'm going to have all weekend.... Wish me luck!