A Journey In Vulnerability

Just catching up and so sorry to hear about your loss... always tough when it is someone you were very close to... :rose::rose::rose:
 
A lot of thoughts tonight. In a twist of irony from the woman who's all about sharing, a lot of them feel too personal for posting here. In an effort to stem the flow of "You have nothing to hate, you're beautiful, sexy, blah blah blah" posts, I will say this: I don't have the perfect body, but it's mine and I'm as happy with it as the next slightly out of shape person is with theirs. This photo is much more about the emotional struggle I, and others, deal with. I'm very lucky to have an amazing man who I can talk to about this sort of thing, but not everyone has that safe place to turn to. It occurs to me that this post may come across as defensive or confrontational. It's not meant that way, but I admit to not being in a 100% positive frame of mind right now. And as hard as it is for me, I'm trying to be better at not apologizing for how I feel about things. Anyway, thanks for listening, as always, and lots of :heart: :heart: :heart:

Perfect schmerfect, it looks like fun and I think you have fun with it!
 
Today was a sad day for me. Or I should say yesterday, since it's after midnight. One of my great Aunts passed away very unexpectedly in the morning. I wasn't prepared for how hard it hit me. We weren't around each other a lot but I always admired her so much, and I like to think I was always a bit of a favorite of hers.

I was just thinking about how strong of a woman my Aunt was. She didn't take shit from anyone and was always in control of any situation she found herself in, but she also had the biggest heart. She hugged like she meant it, and her laughter filled whatever room she was in. I remember being a shy, wallflower teenager and wishing to be like her when I got older. I had this idea that I would take a picture to honor my memory of her as one of the strongest people I knew, and to try and encapsulate the essence of that strength, but also to show the softer side as well. But maybe what it shows is more of that wallflower teenager feeling. Caught between seeing what I wanted to be like and not believing that I had it in me...

Either way, she'd probably think I was insane for posting a photo like this in her memory. But this is how I process my emotions, so I'm doing it anyway. I can see the look she'd give me now, before she would slap me playfully and burst out laughing, and the thought makes me smile. I'll miss you Aunt S. I'm still trying to be like you when I get older. :heart: :rose:

Beautiful!
 
Happy weekend! Time to recharge the batteries :devil:

Somehow I missed seeing this yesterday. Happy weekend to you :) I’m working all weekend, so idk about recharging batteries, but I’m looking forward to Monday... cause I have off work, lol
 
Somehow I missed seeing this yesterday. Happy weekend to you :) I’m working all weekend, so idk about recharging batteries, but I’m looking forward to Monday... cause I have off work, lol

Than let me be the first to say , Enjoy your day off tomorrow sexy :rose:
 
No words of introspection today, just...

Tired... and tired of being tired.
 
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