SO MUCH of Me to Love

[wlotus]

This ensemble and the accessories took 15 years off my mental image of myself (and added 15 pounds, hmmm...).

I love my grandmother, but I am happy to NOT dress as though I am her age. :-)




Ready for My Closeup

The ride to Ossining was scenic. I enjoyed being reunited with my acquaintance. She and I agreed that if we could both travel from NYC for the shower, we can both travel within NYC to get together more than once every decade. I look forward to welcoming her daughter when she arrives.


Ossining, NY Waterfront

I'm listening to Janelle Monáe as I wind down for bed, because besides loving her music, her music reminds me it is okay to be my self and my size, no matter what self or size that may be. I also made the closeup my FB profile photo. After all, that is the me everyone else sees, so I see no reason to hide me from myself.

Comments

[rockbirthedme.livejournal.com]

I'll say the same thing to you that I say to NotSo!. You have a big, strong, beautiful body, and some of the most beautiful women I know have big, strong, beautiful bodies. To her I name names, but as none of the names would mean anything to you, rest assured I am comparing you to some very attractive women. I'm glad you're starting to play around with possibilities of showing it to advantage.

You know, at the recitals today, I noticed that there were maybe half-a-dozen girls amongst the teens who didn't match the usual dancer's profile of ultra-slender. I'm not talking about girls who are a little round compared to the usual slender dancer profile. I'm talking about girls who were big. I cannot tell you how great it was to see them out there, unafraid to wear skin-tight costumes, unafraid to be sexy and beautiful and strong and confident. The world says they're not beautiful enough to do what they're doing, that they should hide their bodies decently away, and they're dancing anyway.

Dare to be big and beautiful. May I show your picture to NotSoLittleAnyMore!? I'm always on the lookout for examples of women who are big and beautiful.

[wlotus.livejournal.com]

I noticed the same phenomenon at this year's St. Patrick's Day Parade. There were a number of cheerleaders, flag twirlers, and the like who heavy, and they seemed relatively comfortable participating in the same skimpy outfits the thin girls wore. I never saw that when I was their age. It was refreshing.

Thank you for the compliment. Of course you may show NotSo my photo, if you think it will help keep her self-esteem healthy.