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i'm a big fan of lindsay over at scenic glory. so when lindsay and victoria of be one of a kind blog took it upon themselves to develop "spread your love" week - i was gung ho to participate!

these two ladies have pointed out that the term "i love myself" is not nearly as prevalent as it should be, especially for women. instead of loving ourselves we are constantly trying to fix problems that exist only in our minds. to help women realize their true beauty, spread your love asks that you take a photograph of yourself with a note telling others what it is that you love.

what about me? i want you to know that writing this post and showing you these pictures is incredibly difficult for me. about three years ago i asked j to take a picture of me from behind. i'm not sure what inspired this request but when i looked at the photo i was one hundred percent shocked. i had absolutely no idea that i was so curvy. my waist goes in really tight (don't get me wrong, i think that's great) but then it puffs out extravagantly at my hips. i suppose i had never seen myself from behind - why would i? i don't look nearly as curvy from the front. and so, it's been a challenge because my self image was entirely skewed and had to be totally re-adjusted. only in the past year have i come to accept and work with my pear shaped lower half. and so...

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