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Jeanine<br />
I fell in love with my body in high school when I ran track,<br />
and I learned that my body could get me places fast.<br />
I did have a hard time loving my body<br />
when I was pregnant and right after I was pregnant. It was a difficult moment.<br />
But now I love my legs, I love my arms, I even love the shape of my head!<br />
My body is beautiful!<br />
Wellness to me means being of sound body and sound mind,<br />
to be physically fit but also mentally fit.<br />
I take care of my body so that I can live as long as I can<br />
and enjoy the people I love.<br />
I feel the most confident when I’m with my sister-friends,<br />
my children, and with my family or when I’m doing something that I love,<br />
which is in the spirit and focus of Black women.<br />
My message to all Black women who haven’t yet embraced<br />
their body and their wellness journey is this:<br />
You only have one life and this is it,<br />
so you better get into it, love it,<br />
get your body right, and go for it!<br />
If there’s one thing I believe in my heart to be true,<br />
it is that all Black women’s bodies are strong.<br />
Jeanine Liburd
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