It’s not always easy to love the person in the mirror. Which is why, in the summer of 2015, I made myself a simple promise: every day for forty days, I would take *one* photograph of my body that I could honestly see as beautiful.
That commitment? Became one of the most empowering things I’ve ever done.
You’re reading this because I’ve decided I’m brave enough to share it with you …
Haha I love this! It’s a great idea, we should all love and feel comfortable in our own body. I have this book, that tells you one thing a day to make you feel great. In the same spirit 🙂 It’s in French but I would recommend you to have your own that you can put on your bed table to remember to feel great about yourself !
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Such a great idea … Maybe I’ll compile a little collection of quotations sometime myself. 🙂
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What a fantastic idea and good for you!
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Thank you for your support! I truly appreciate it. 🙂
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Thank you again for sharing … So incredibly kind & thoughtful. Have a beautiful week!! 🙂
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I looked at all these photographs a while ago. I wonder why I didn’t comment. You are beautiful – in every single way. Well done for sharing this project – I hope you achieved what you set out to. 🙂
Kind regards – Robert.
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Thank you, Robert. Very kind. 🙂
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Thought I should emerge from the shadows, rather than lurk. 😉
Oh, and you’re welcome.
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I love that. There are a tremendous number of shadow-readers here, and that’s okay. But I always appreciate those who take the time to say hello. 🙂
Welcome… So glad you’re here.
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I think I approached your blog from a different angle before. I was reading (or looking) with a different intent. I came at you from a different angle today (your comment on another blog) and so felt more … open within myself to approaching you. Glad I did now. 🙂
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I’m glad, Robert. 🙂 I want people to feel welcome here, to interact thoughtfully and kindly, if they want. Happy you spoke up. 🙂
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Me too. 🙂
I do writing tips, with a humorous twist, on my blog and I get quite a few hits, but strangely – it’s the short posts with photos that seem to get the most hits. Strange, huh?
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Right? 🙂
Honestly, I’m constantly surprised by what people are affected by and what they’re not. So I don’t pay too much attention. I just try to keep doing what I love, dropping in here and sharing occasionally, and being true to my own aesthetic. I post less than I used to (not just less often, but less of my work), and that feels right to me in this season. I won’t ever be the type of person who works the stats and plays to them, but I do at least appreciate the fact that there are a small handful of people who feel encouraged by this space. That’s all I really need. 🙂
How long have you been blogging?
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Sounds like you have a very wise approach to blogs (and it’s probably a good approach to life in general too). I’ve had this blog for a couple of years now, but I’ve only started to get serious (posting every day) in the last couple of months. I don’t know what I enjoy the most – posting my stuff, or chatting to the amazing variety of interesting people who visit my blog. Some are just there trying to promote their own blog, but that leaves many (like you) who are genuine people with a love for what they are doing.
How about you? Been blogging long? 🙂
Oh, and yeah – people are strange – for sure. 😀
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I love all that. 🙂
I’ve been blogging for about a year and a half now — feels like an eternity since then!! It’s a nice creative and head-clearing outlet for me, since I’m quite the sparkly social butterfly in “real” life. I appreciate having carved out the opportunity to be quiet, reflective and meditative here, and I appreciate encounters with others who are similarly minded… Like you, perhaps. 🙂
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I am feeling quietly meditative right now actually as I stand by the open back door listening to the pigeons cooing and the birds singing. It’s just after dinner and the comfortable weight of food sits nicely in my tummy. I feel languid and yet simultaneously vibrant. The cool breeze makes me think of my grandmother, through some strange maze of connections and a peaceful love of myself settles in for the night. I can be a social butterfly when I want to be, but find myself less inclined to be so. It’s just a change so that I can remain as I am, and the world swirls calmly on.
How do you feel right now? 🙂
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Storm’s just passed over here, which is my favorite … Always love a good thunderstorm, and the quiet after. Some kind of release …
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Release always feels nice, in whatever form it takes. That would make a cool blog post: my 3 best releases. 🙂
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🙂
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😉
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