I'm human. And I'm a woman. And I live in a society obsessed with attaining the unattainable when it comes to our bodies. This is a trifecta that ferments any bud of self-acceptance that is trying to blossom into the mentality of most women.
In the back of our minds we know all the magazines have been photo-shopped and retouched. But we still think it's reality and we are less than if we don't look a certain way. We all obsess over clothing sizes, flat bellies, and back fat. We agonize over out thighs fitting in to our "skinny jeans" and sigh, if not cuss out, the scale when it doesn't rest at the poundage we think we should have.
And we don't. Because we can't.
And so we obsess.
We agonize.
We compare ruthlessly, diet endlessly, negative self-talk unknowingly.
I am sick of it. I don't want to be distracted or tainted by this any more. And moreover, I do not want my daughter feeling anything less than perfect and healthy. Because she is. God help us that we continue this vicious cycle for any more generations.
I recently got hooked on this website www.thedailylove.com . Today that had a wonderful article by a guest blogger that inspired me. I hope you all take a chance to read this article: http://thedailylove.com/fall-in-love-with-your-body-now/ .
And then follow the link to this http://www.bodyheart.org/ website for an uplifting, positive body image, video montage.
Let's do this, ladies!!!!
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