Self Portrait 365|3
The internet has been buzzing about Renee Zellweger’s plastic surgery. This flurry of commentary has made me think about my own opinions.
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Self Portrait 365|2
I see so much beauty in the world, sometimes so much I worry that I’ll explode from the joy it brings. But when it comes to myself … not so much.
The Self Portrait • a demonstration of self-acceptance
What if taking a self-portrait helped me accept who I am and what I look like?
The idea seemed feasible. Totally feasible but completely scary.
[Guest Post] You Should Lose Some Weight
Please make welcome the lovely Katerina Edwards who is guest posting today. The moment I take off my clothes, the feelings of self-worthlessness creep in. “I think you should lose some weight,” the massage therapist murmurs. Her words hit me right in my fleshy, untoned, cortisol-bellied stomach, right in the most sensitive, guarded and protected part of… Read More
When do you stop being sexy?
A photographic exhibition by Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf called Mature shows a series of older women in classic pin-up poses. These photos have stirred up the full range of positive and negative emotions in both men and women. For me, as maturity approaches at a rapid rate, I worry that I’ll reach the point where I’m no longer… Read More
Dear Body
There is no instruction manual for inhabiting you, no shortcut, no finished product I can emulate. All I have is an organic mess that requires embodiment and a relationship.
Difficult Love
Love is difficult when we first fall in love– when we don’t know what the future might hold — and it is the most exciting. Difficult love reminds us that some things are worth fighting for. And it makes us appreciate the easier times because they are fleeting.
The Afternoon
As I get older I worry that my productive, vital years are behind me. Perhaps I only have ten more years before my body and my mind breaks down.
Why God Shits Me
It was OK to lie about my transgressions and continue in the church, but once I admitted I enjoyed sex and refused to follow the path of repentance and future abstinence I was asked to leave — labelled as a ‘backslider’.
Sex • What’s the point again?
If you’re talking about just the physical act of sexual intercourse devoid of anything else, then unless it’s your preferred method for achieving an orgasm, then there might be little point in it. But sex is more than what’s described in Biology text books. Sex is an art, not a science.
How to survive quicksand : a guide to uncomfortable feelings
I am not asking you to like, want or enjoy uncomfortable feelings. In fact, let’s get rid of the whole acceptance word altogether (here and in the self-love world as well). Let’s make room for uncomfortable feelings instead.
You are sexier than you think
Society tells us that unless we are beautiful, young and slender, we can’t possibly be sexually attractive. By believing this lie we are giving away our power.
No apologies, no regrets
Accept everything about yourself – I mean everything. You are you and that is the beginning and the end – no apologies, no regrets.