Flora Slosson Wuellner has studied and written a great deal on prayer. In her book Prayer, Stress and Our Inner Wounds she suggests giving thanks for our bodies, often neglected and unappreciated: “Occasionally through the day, give a loving thought to your bodily parts which are being used: your eyes, hands, feet, arms, legs, brain. They are your good friends who work with you…Listen to any signals your body sends you of stress or tension. At these times,….relax your breathing, picture or just think of God’s healing breath and light flowing through your body like a warm, renewing river.”
Practice giving thanks for your body. Every lump and bump, every scar and cranky muscle. Give thanks for the body that carries you through the day. Thanks for the body in which you practice loving others. Thanks for the body in which you experience God’s creation. Be aware. And give thanks.