tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663158157331540898.post66296528384320233..comments2023-05-20T00:51:00.133-07:00Comments on Boys in the Woods: Lets Get Real- Self Portrait ChallengeJosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226152387719098850noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663158157331540898.post-4952258028689022852010-07-29T18:44:48.726-07:002010-07-29T18:44:48.726-07:00After a life time of being unhappy with my body, a...After a life time of being unhappy with my body, at 53 I find that I have finally grown into it quite nicely...sure there are things I wish were firmer and more uplifting but hey...it's served me well so far so it's time to lighten up on myself.Marisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06452957979065342811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663158157331540898.post-77826778264624472712010-07-26T15:49:30.699-07:002010-07-26T15:49:30.699-07:00you are lovely and i don't think you should wo...you are lovely and i don't think you should worry one bit about your weight in your profession. you are a mum to 3 boys! you are real! your youngest is still a toddler. be forgiving with yourself. i think you are beautiful and it's definitely a pressure from society to be thin in your case. you do not have a problem. but, just so you know - i can understand where you are coming from. i think we all like to look and feel a certain way, but i thought you should have some love and a dose of reality from a stranger. you can get yourself into shape! something that really helped me was to change my dietary habits going from vegetarian, to vegan, to now being 75% raw. we don't drink any alcohol as i think that is a huge weight gain contributor. mostly we just drink water and tea. i guess we're teatotalers. ha!nunuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07851494771560597816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663158157331540898.post-54735799678969803502010-07-26T09:07:55.421-07:002010-07-26T09:07:55.421-07:00I LOVE that third picture!! It takes a playful an...I LOVE that third picture!! It takes a playful and fun soul to get a picture like that! The thing that strikes me is that every "let's get real" picture I've seen is of a beautiful woman, (yours included)! I think your outer persona does indeed match your profession...you look to me to be healthy, radiant, playful, fun! I would love to have a teacher like you!<br />I'm a huge advocate of doulas...I have 2 good friends who are doulas and had one of them at both of my births! Doulas rock!<br />I look forward to following your journey!<br />xo maureenTwigandToadstoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408437451671761958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663158157331540898.post-87521946041768735402010-07-26T00:50:32.255-07:002010-07-26T00:50:32.255-07:00Thank you everyone for your lovely comments. I am ...Thank you everyone for your lovely comments. I am really excited by the potential of this challenge. And immensely enjoying seeing everyone else's self portraits and reading all these beautiful women's deep and profound thinkings about our selves and our image.Josiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226152387719098850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663158157331540898.post-37632964549372285852010-07-25T18:28:31.800-07:002010-07-25T18:28:31.800-07:00I think you are very pretty. I have to agree with...I think you are very pretty. I have to agree with Juliana about acceptance. My body has had it's ups and downs over the past 7 years. I just need to get my brain and what my eyes see of me to believe that I'm okay they way I am. Looking forward to seeing more of your self portraits.Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17854800499473316222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663158157331540898.post-89956753790097644612010-07-25T16:41:40.349-07:002010-07-25T16:41:40.349-07:00You are beautiful, and I love the first photo of y...You are beautiful, and I love the first photo of you because you're looking toward us ... you have lovely eyes and lips. The third one is so unexpected and wonderful too! <br /><br />I know what you mean about wanting your physical self to mirror, as it were, who you most want to be inside. I struggle with this too, and I am still not happy with my body after having given birth. A different issue than yours, but similar ... somewhat ... in that I'm struggling to accept myself as I am also. I think that once I can do that, accept myself as I am, then it will be so much easier to move on to wherever it is I need to be :). I don't know if this makes any sense, but there you go!<br /><br />Your post is lovely and resonates with me. Thank you. I look forward to coming back and reading more and seeing your future self-portraits.Julianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03554000437755608662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663158157331540898.post-45869412151323940222010-07-25T16:33:18.698-07:002010-07-25T16:33:18.698-07:00You have such pretty eyes!
Lovely portraits.
(vis...You have such pretty eyes!<br />Lovely portraits.<br /><br />(visiting from Shakti Mama)~Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967400315283826898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663158157331540898.post-86594856817963518832010-07-25T16:29:46.041-07:002010-07-25T16:29:46.041-07:00Thanks for your honesty and bravery. I think you a...Thanks for your honesty and bravery. I think you are very pretty, with amazing eyes and obviously a deep wisdom! I have often considered becoming a doula or natural birth teacher--- how truly wonderful.<br />take care,<br />AriellaAriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11187228073968629552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663158157331540898.post-66439431575916984832010-07-25T14:50:27.011-07:002010-07-25T14:50:27.011-07:00you're lovely Josieyou're lovely JosieFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320922760229974505noreply@blogger.com