I’ve been sitting on this one for a while, thinking I would wait to share it until I had a full essay of thoughts about how I’m working to change my relationship with my body, but I haven’t had many thoughts, yet, much less a whole essay of them.
…”it clears the landscape all the way to the horizon, echoes like a bell in a canyon” - Such a perfect way to capture how the thought that your body is ok the way it is, seems to rewrite existence. I’ve been going through a similar reckoning.
My mantra for the last five years or so has been “what if this is just my body?” I change which word gets the emphasis depending on the day, but it totally works no matter what. Amen, sister.
I’m doing better about accepting what doesn’t work like it used to and ministering to what is vs what should be…except the menopausal belly. I am still struggling with whether and how much of it to accept.
I am also in the belly-acceptance stage of life. I wish I had a magic wand to de-fuck all body image bullshit we were fed in our younger days. I sure hope the upcoming generations are breaking free. I see a lot that suggests yes, but I also know it’s still out there.
…”it clears the landscape all the way to the horizon, echoes like a bell in a canyon” - Such a perfect way to capture how the thought that your body is ok the way it is, seems to rewrite existence. I’ve been going through a similar reckoning.
My mantra for the last five years or so has been “what if this is just my body?” I change which word gets the emphasis depending on the day, but it totally works no matter what. Amen, sister.
Oh, I love that! Thank you so much for sharing!
I’m doing better about accepting what doesn’t work like it used to and ministering to what is vs what should be…except the menopausal belly. I am still struggling with whether and how much of it to accept.
I am also in the belly-acceptance stage of life. I wish I had a magic wand to de-fuck all body image bullshit we were fed in our younger days. I sure hope the upcoming generations are breaking free. I see a lot that suggests yes, but I also know it’s still out there.