It's Been Awhile. Pt. 1

But anyway.

Someone I watched recently (I don't know, Dr. Phil, Oprah, bla bla bla), said about weight loss, (and I paraphrase) that instead of wishing the fat away, wishing the weight away, wishing the disgusting and cumbersome body away,.... to try, just for a minute or two....maybe a day or two,... just to BE in that body. Love it. Welcome it. Live it.

I had a moment of rapture. Just a blink of an eye moment, where tears almost came to my eye.

Just LOVE this body? But, well,.. what?

So, I've been mulling this over. This one peculiar idea. And always, there's a little bit of warmth to the idea. I'm okay? Just the way I am? Maybe just start from there? Maybe this body is wonderful the way it is and only in need of refinement if I chose?

Well, darn it.

I went to the thrift shop and sifted through a few framed prints when suddenly hit upon one that just captured me. I could use it for just MY area in the laundry room closet, by the washer and dryer.

It's a print of a French woman,...probably a "lady of the evening". She's washing out her fine delicates. And she's wearing nothing but lingerie. Really pretty, feminine lingerie.

And she's big.

And she's obviously oblivious to her body size. She's voluptous and wonderful.

And, I've been giving considerable thought to why this picture struck me and stuck with me.

Anyway. It's mine. I own it. It's hanging in MY space and I love it.

Pt. 2 in a bit.