Bodies
My dance partner lost 15 pounds and is super proud of himself and how he looks now, but he isn’t totally happy with how I look. I understand body image issues. I have struggles with them for years, especially being in the dance world. It seems like you can never be thin enough, pretty enough or glamorous enough. Sometimes the things he says are hurtful and make me look at myself in a way that isn’t positive. I love my body… until someone criticizes it. I am strong and flexible. I can dress myself so that I am well put together. I feel good about how I look and how my body is shaped. I am not perfect, but no one is. I came across two videos that I’d like to share. One that shows just how much can be digitally changed to create the “perfect image”, to the point people don’t look like themselves anymore, and one that is encouraging women to love themselves as they are and to embrace their differences. I hope you see what you are truly after watching them.