June 2010
3 posts
“Here is what you learn very early, as a young woman prone to fatness, even...”
– Silvana @Tiger Beatdown › On Heavy Girls and Sexy Time
(it’s not natural to feel badly about yourself. it’s not natural to think you’re ugly and disgusting and unwanted. it’s not. you can learn to love yourself and see yourself as beautiful and that is JUST as...
“Unless you are very naturally thin, people around you will constantly be...”
– Silvana @ Tiger Beatdown › On Heavy Girls and Sexy Time
what do you love about yourself? what do you think... →
May 2010
28 posts
love
sometimes life is not what it seems.
you kind of have to face each day with a new sense of mind and direction and see where it takes you. in the past seventeen years of my life, i have found that decisions made in the evening times are not half as wise as the decisions made first thing in the morning. my mind never fails to amaze me with different thoughts and ideas every day.
as for my physical...
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travelwithroses asked: As one of the women who's submitted something here, in response to the person who said:
"i wish i could feel like these girls do about my own self. loving themselves for their size and embracing their imperfections. i haven't been able to learn how to do that, and i wish i had."
Anonymous
Let me just say - like you've already done -...
"i wish i could feel like these girls do about my own self. loving themselves for their size and embracing their imperfections. i haven't been able to learn how to do that, and i wish i had."
Anonymous
Let me just say - like you've already done -...
#27
When I was younger, I used to hate myself. How huge my thighs were, how flat my nose was. But as I grew older, I began to realize that it doesn’t matter how you look on the outside. I rather be a smart girl with average looks then a pretty girl with failing grades. Every morning, I told myself, “Hey, smartie! Looking good!” because my thighs reflect the numerous efforts I have...
I am extraordinary.
You probably wouldn’t think it to look at me, or even to talk to me (because I am nearly always reserved with those I don’t know) but I am absolutely extraordinary. The most wonderful part is that the more you take away from me, the more extraordinary I become. Take away my clothes, and my body is revealed in its full splendour - and I really do love every inch of my body. I love my...
•first you must breathe in order to speak•
I’m not sure if this fits the theme exactly…It’s more about the action of loving your body, letting it connect to what is natural, discovering myself and relationship to my body as a Xicana…
but here we go =)
first you must breathe in order to speak
first you must eat in order to hear your heart beat
what are the elements of life?
land/water/air
la tierra 1
i...
Anonymous asked: i wish i could feel like these girls do about my own self. loving themselves for their size and embracing their imperfections. i haven't been able to learn how to do that, and i wish i had.
our followers have doubled since yesterday...
thank you, all of you beautiful people! i’m so glad that the hearts hips hands project is bringing something to your lives.
hearts hips hands would be nothing without your submissions and beauty and ability to see that you’re all so amazing! if you haven’t submitted anything yet, and would like to, click here.
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#24
I’ve always struggled with loving myself. In regards to my looks, I am self-conscious about every aspect; my small chest, my large stomach and legs, my young face… I’ve heard the same inspirational messages as everyone else: “you are beautiful” and “love yourself no matter what”, but I’ve never had a reason to believe that I personally had the right...
I am myself--and no one can take that away.
I love my eyes, right after I cry. They show the true reflections of myself that I cover up. I love how I can look in the mirror, straight into my eyes, and be unable to lie even to myself. I love the honesty and purity that I see in my eyes. I know I see more flaws in myself than anyone else ever could, but when I am alone and staring at my face, red and puffy from crying, but also natural and...
#22
I love my legs. Not in the superficial sense of the word but I love the fact I have legs. Good strong muscular legs which support me and can take me where I want to go. My heart breaks when I see a person who has lost this ability because I cannot imagine what that would be like. I can run, jump and do one thing I love which is dance. I have the simple pleasure and joy of being able to run up the...
#21
What I really do most of the night is run my hands up and down my stomach. See, my stomach isn’t flat, but it’s not big either. I bring my legs up to rest against my chest, but having to part them on the way. And the felling….it’s not the best in the world. But when I think about growing up and having someone to look after, I smile. Because I have a mommy figure. I have...
I am beautiful.
It isn’t the flesh on my face or the shape of my bones that define me. It isn’t the floral and silk fabrics wrapped around my body or the long mane of ebony flowing past my shoulders. No, by all means, that doesn’t make me beautiful at all. I don’t need extravagant clothing or make up to make me feel beautiful. Make up on my face makes me feel more self-conscious and...
#18
i love that my palms are big, and my fingers are long. i can stretch them across the piano or hold a hand extra tight. i love my solid foundation. my feet are huge, but they’re also proportionate, and i don’t blow over in the wind. i love my waist. i love that it’s so much smaller than the rest of my body, but you can’t really see it unless a make a point of it. i love my...
♥
I have reached a point in my life where I realize that I must love Me for Me. No matter what the size on the tag of my jeans says, if I’m having a bad hair day, or sick with puffy eyes and a runny nose. Loving myself wholesomely is an absolute must. I love that I am learning who I am and I love the me that I aspire to be.
I think Maya Angelou said it best
“Pretty women wonder where...
#16
I love my body.
It’s like you’re not supposed to say that these days. Everyone tells you to love your body, but if you actually do, people act as if you’re bragging, or lying.
But I love it, especially lately.
For years I wished that I was just a few pounds lighter, and I never felt like pretty girl, but I’ve come to be very happy with myself.
I look in the mirror and...
Shoulders
I love my shoulders. They are sturdy, well toned and are like a beautiful ending or continuation of the corporeal journey from a graceful neck, to elegant clavicles; they are preludes to arms that reach out to this world and help, contribute in positive ways. They welcome quick kisses and rested heads, they shoulder so many responsibilities and bear things for people I love without...
#14
i love my hair. it’s wild and thick.
i also love that i am open-minded. i love that i have the ability to love.
hearts hips hands #14
what do you love about your body? we need more... →
April 2010
5 posts
Our Daughters, Ourselves: Breaking The Cycle Of... →
March 2010
21 posts
What I REALLY want is not a zigazig ha...
awritersruminations:
missworld:
…what I REALLY want is to be an active participant in this world and not have my motives and desires and choices questioned, or questioned with derision, because questions can be good sometimes.
Nor do I want to ever be expected to be a footnote in a man’s life for whom women only exist to further their active life in the world (cooking, cleaning, pumping...
“…what I find tragic is when we, as women, become not the subject of our own...”
– Tori Amos, Rolling Stone magazine 2006
(via allabouttoriamos) (via awritersruminations)
we've had 12 submissions, and we have 44...
(this is just to say… please send in a little something! and thank you all for following.)
What I Love About Myself
Since you have asked for submissions about what I love about my body, I’ve had to really mull over the physical part of myself that I like. I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s not really the external that I find appealing but what’s beneath my skull. I love my mind, my brain, what it holds, what it forgets, what it contains. I love the poems it remembers and the memories...
what do you love about your body? tell us all... →
Thin Is Not In at Paris Fashion Week →
An article about the inclusion of different body sizes at Paris Fashion Week. Of course, the women are still very small but at least it is a start.
I Love Being A Girl: A Speech by Eve Ensler →
Here is the actual video of the speech I submitted earlier; just in case anyone wants to see it in this incarnation. Eve Ensler is a sight to behold.
I Love Being A Girl by Eve Ensler (a speech)
(I know it’s long but I thought it was worth sharing and you could sift through it and take out quotes. There’s also a video of it that is twenty minutes long but I’m not sure if you can submit a video. So here is the transcript of the speech she gave in India I believe. Eve Ensler is all about self-esteem and women’s issues; she lives and breathes it and she is so...