Dear Couch Potato Vanda

Sweetheart,

You are not exercising or practicing yoga, and beating yourself up over it.

Allow me to echo some wisdom from the future: you are not exercising because your motivation is coming from a place of unworthiness. You do not want to exercise because you feel that you’d do it just to prove that you are not a piece of you-know-what. Guess what: you are not that, and you don't need to contort yourself to follow popular advice.

There will be a day in the future when you move because it brings you joy, because you want to, not because you should. You don’t respond well to force, whether it's external pressure or your own self-shaming "should-ing" voice, and I love this about you. Follow your inner guidance my love, not your critical voice.

But don't swing too far in the other direction either. Enjoy your couch, my sweet potato. This phase won't last forever.

Loving you,

V.