Sarah 14/365
To my body.......
"I look at you and I should feel awe and wonder, you carried three lives to birth, provided them with safe passage to their first glimpse of a new world.
All I feel when I look at you is anger, guilt and disgust. Which in turn makes me feel weak.
I should love you, but I don't."
To everyone reading......
I tried to wait until everyone went to bed before uploading todays picture, I didn't want anyone to look at it, and i myself am having a hard time looking at it while typing this and getting it onto both sites. I realized how silly that was considering I was putting it up for the world to see if they want to. So here goes......
13 comments:
You are so brave. I've lost 200+ pounds in 2 yrs, 4 months and I still can't bring myself to take a picture like that. You're my shero for the day!
I admire your strength and courage to post this picture. My body image is less than fantastic, and it's never been great... And I know it sounds hypocritical coming from me (one who doesn't ever cut herself a break), but I hope that you can find a way to appreciate all about you that's amazing.
Big hugs!
Kudos to you for posting your picture! You have more guts that I do!
Kudos for your courage! You are braver than I!
Bravo brave woman!!! I am envious that you had the ability to do this. I struggle with my body image every single day. You have helped me to decide its time to come to terms with it....THANK YOU!!! You are beautiful!!
I have the greatest respect for you.
Standing O! Very brave of you and we can see the angst on your face as you take this photo.
Brava! I think you look damn good after three kids (I look much worse after only one) and you are blessed with a near hour glass shape, iow, in proportion. I would KILL for a waist, which you have (and me, not so much, thank you genetics)
;-)
I too salute you for your bravery.
For everything I have exposed about my life to the world...I am still not brave enough to do this.
And you are beautiful.
*weeping* I can't remember the last time I looked upon myself with appreciative eyes. I can't remember the last time I wasn't tormented and ashamed.
You just gave me a boost of courage to be kinder to myself. You are every woman's shero. xoxo
Sarah, I am in awe of you! You are brave, strong, intelligent, self aware and beautiful.
I love your body. It houses *you* & I'm honored to know you.
Thank you guys
I don;t really know what to say, except I wasn;t expecting the reaction I got from all of you. I was thinking the best I will get is a non reaction, boy was I wrong. I got all of your support and that means so much to me.
I struggle every second with my self image and it makes me sick to think of my daughters going through the same thing. I don;t know if there is any way to prevent it. I wish i had a foolproof method for saving the worlds young girls from feeling this way about themselves, it is a terrible, draining, sad experience.
You give your daughters a way to fight it with your own actions. You catch yourself before you belittle your figure (Boticelli would have loved to paint you with that gorgeous skin.) You give them outlets like art and athletics and music. You treat others with respect no matter their size.
You do photos like these. Your body supplied the nutrition, womb, and love for those three children. It is wonderful no matter what flaws you have.
Thanks so much for sharing some of your self with us, both with this post, and with the whole project. You are gorgeous outside and in.
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