SPC #4: what i wear
November 27, 2007 at 12:21 AM i participate in the self portrait challenge to discover myself. and to find beauty even in the mundane of my life. this month's challenge has been *what i wear* and i've struggled. i've struggled because i'm not very happy with my body as it is right now. i have actually lost all of my baby weight from harmony, but everything has re-shifted. and to top it off i still have baby weight from babies 2 and 3 that hasn't come off as easily.
so i buy new clothes to fit the new me. and i'm still not happy with the result. i want to be open to my ever changing body. i want to feel comfortable and content with the person i view and scrutinize in the mirror. i want, with arms wide open, to accept myself as i truly am.
but more often than not, i close in. i hide the real me.
or i form a distraction in the ensemble to distract from who i really am. which only causes me to feel more uncomfortable, because it's not really me.
i know that i'm coming to better terms with myself. and in time i'll be able to close my eyes and just BE.
my own vitruvian woman
Reader Comments (15)
we grow, we give birth to beautiful babies and we change so much...
arghhh do we have to get so wobbly!!!
yep learning to love our new bodies can be tough.
great shots :)
I hated my body for so long. I'm still learning to be comfortable in it. I think that's the key - not loving it, but being comfortable.
good series of photos
you're beautiful
and these photos (and the sentiments they convey) are easy for me to relate to.
Vx
How did you take those great pics?? Do tell...
Ahhh Jenica :)
You speak my own words.
xoxox
I hide in my Mister's clothes to cover the weight I've gained from three babies. Its never flattering, but I do it anyway.
I just have to say .. AMEN!
Awesome photos! I wish I could find peace with my body and the motivation to change it. But alas, potato chips and sour cream win again.
oh I can so relate to this!! You look good to me though :)
i think that this is one of my
most favorite spc's this week...
perhaps because i can so relate.
and because you have expressed
the feelings so well.
ps...i think you look great :)
Clothes or no (isn't the vitruvian man naked?), you do have the best hair ever.
Love the pictures :)
What talent to convey all those things in words and images.
i am SO glad you do these challenges!!!
your word and photos are incredible.
you are so beautiful!!!
you are so freaking beautiful ... and i sooo understand! xox
you.
are.
so.
beautiful.