July 19, 2014 /// {{Wondering what’s going on here?? Almost a year ago, I found myself on bad terms with the person in the mirror. So I made a commitment: every day for forty days, I’d take *one* photograph of my body that I could honestly see as beautiful. Want to follow my journey? Start here.}}
Tag: contemplative
Same Body, Second Glance: Day Eighteen
July 18, 2014 This morning when I woke up, there was a pool of blazing sunlight at the bottom of the stairs. I stepped into it the way you ease into a sauna, and I snapped this picture. Makes me smile… ❤ /// This post is part of a series. To read more, click here.
Same Body, Second Glance: Day Seventeen
{In mid-July, my little contemplative photography collective was encouraged to play with shadows and to explore, in quiet and thoughtful ways, our Shadow Selves: the darker realms of the subconscious and the secret.} /// July 17, 2014 …When I think of my Shadow Self, I’m not sure that I think of a darker version of […]
Same Body, Second Glance: Day Sixteen
July 16, 2014 Shadow and light … ❤ /// {{Wondering what’s going on here?? Almost a year ago, I found myself on bad terms with the person in the mirror. So I made a commitment: every day for forty days, I’d take *one* photograph of my body that I could honestly see as beautiful. Want […]
Same Body, Second Glance: Day Fourteen
July 14, 2014 Let’s talk, for a moment, about the hard parts. The portions of our bodies that are difficult to accept. The picture I’m sharing with you today is a picture of my knees. They’re a little strange, as far as knees go. If I stand with my ankles together, they point slightly toward […]
Same Body, Second Glance: Day Thirteen
July 13, 2014 Meditative Sunday afternoon … ❤ /// {{Wondering what’s going on here?? Almost a year ago, I found myself on bad terms with the person in the mirror. So I made a commitment: every day for forty days, I’d take *one* photograph of my body that I could honestly see as beautiful. Want […]
Same Body, Second Glance: Day Eleven
July 11, 2014 I hesitated to post this one, but I’m going for it, because it represents victory to me. I look at this picture and I see a body so different from the one I once idealized — different even than the body I once wore, with its hard lines and sharp edges. I’m […]
Same Body, Second Glance: Day Nine
July 9, 2014 Today, this is what courage looks like … /// {{Wondering what’s going on here?? Almost a year ago, I found myself on bad terms with the person in the mirror. So I made a commitment: every day for forty days, I’d take *one* photograph of my body that I could honestly see […]
Same Body, Second Glance: Day Eight
July 8, 2014 Choosing to see beauty in the fine lines, the veins that cross me like rivers … ❤ /// {{This post is part of a series. To find out more, click here.}}
Same Body, Second Glance: Day Seven
July 7, 2014 Open to this day and wherever it leads… ❤ /// {{Wondering what’s going on here?? Almost a year ago, I found myself on bad terms with the person in the mirror. So I made a commitment: every day for forty days, I’d take *one* photograph of my body that I could honestly […]