AUGUST 11, 2010
Heart. Love. Acceptance. Growth. To me, those are the pro-creators of the life within each of us females. We see it when we forgive our friends even though they broke a cardinal rule, and we see it when we watch the Tyra Banks Show and feel it for those poor teenagers who hate their skin colors because their mother or father berated their darkness as a 5 year old. We are the gender of love, but too many times we fail to love ourselves. This isn't to blame us; this hate for ourselves is thrust upon us, permeated by our experiences with boys, the cliche skinny girls that inculcates us at every moment we look at anything outside, and from the unexpected places, the wrong church, the bad best friend since birth, or the "perfection" driven parent. In essence, it's not our fault at all; we didn't ask for the materialism that "beauty" and "perfection" drives us to-well, wherever it may lead; the beauty in this is that we can change:) It's a difficult process, as even as I am writing this I am trying to figure out how to lose that "last" 15 pounds. Not that there's anything wrong with losing weight or taking care of yourself or even wanting to look pretty; its the reasoning and pain behind all that, and the hope and security that can be found by sharing It's a sad state to be in, but it's not everything. Through this blog, I want to experience with you, whoever you are, the art of the life within, the love that was placed in us from our birth, and learn to love myself and others through it. I will examine things I experience and hopefully you can draw from my experiences love yourself more through my struggles and revelations. I am very excited to grow with you as my sisters, who, instead of tearing each other down through blatant or calculated measures, we can craft the art of love while breaking down the walls of beauty effectively:)
