#30daysoflove

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This month is all about self love

What does self love mean to me?

I seem confident from afar. I am scared as hell inside. I am so underapreciating myself. I am terrified.

Watching myself in the mirror makes me so incredibly sad. I dont recognise the person in front of me. I start tearing up when looking at my big stomach and big arms and big legs. My face is different.

Rewire my brain

I say that “I hate my body”. Because I am fat? I succesfully passed an awful period in my life, I passed a HUGE exam in my career. I did this by giving 100%. And that meant giving fuel to my body to run that marathon. I realised how big I was after few kg later. And I made the conscious choice to take care of my body.

NOT TO CHANGE THE WAY I LOOK ONLY.

I want to regain my endurance. And my strenght. My body is healthy and strong. It takes me places. It helps me gain experiences. It’s pure form of art. I love my body. I love my “big” “fat” legs for taking me EVERYWHERE. I can walk and run and jump. I can climb. My “big fat” arms are AMAZING at showing love and hugging the world. My “awful acneic” face is my window to the world. It’s how I encourage others. It’s how I show I listen and care.

How?

Read.

Read.

Read.

I will share some tips I find usefull.

Here is my challenge. 30 days of self love.

How did you love yourself today?

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Side With Love’s annual Thirty Days of Love celebration is an opportunity to lift up the ways Unitarian Universalists and many of our partner organizations are building and organizing by taking bold, courageous action for intersectional racial justice. In 2021, Thirty Days of Love will focus on four themes from Widening the Circle of Concern: Report of the UUA Commission on Institutional Change. Each week, Side With Love will share a ‘playlist’ or ‘menu’ of activities for individuals to interact with, connected with the weekly theme, including activities in the categories of Read, Watch, Listen, Participate, and Worship. Learn more at SideWithLove.org and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SideofLove

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#30daysoflove Day 30: helping others feel appreciated/loved. I get no greater satisfaction than knowing my friends or family feel my love and appreciation for them. This entire monthly project started with a post by @k_oclair and the letters she wrote to her bf for thirty days. I was inspired to do the same. And while I never thought it would make such an impact, every day this month Sam has been so excited to receive a note with a different thing I love or appreciate about her. Today was the last day of my notes, and it was bitter sweet to see her receive the final card. Bitter because she acknowledged it was the last note I had written, and sweet because she was so excited to have one more card to read. Even though I love making others feel appreciated, I realised that I don't do it as often as I think. This project was very simple but made someone else feel so important. I highly suggest doing this for anyone you care about if you want them to feel loved. Thank you @k_oclair for the idea- it not only made my gf happy, but reminded me of the many reasons I love her as well. #aprilchallenge #appreciatethelittlethingsinlife #sharethelove

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#30daysoflove Day 28: being held by the one you love The most comforting feeling in the world is wrapping your arms around someone you love, of having their arms around you. It feels like home. #appreciatethelittlethingsinlife #aprilchallenge #homeinyourarms

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#30daysoflove Day 27: modeling If someone had told me ten years ago that I would be modeling for more than just my own mirror I would have laughed at them. I never could have imagined how much I'd grow from my experiences or the relationships I'd form with wonderful people I've met in my journey. I truly love creating art with other artists, and modeling is just one of many ways I can express my ideas. Thank you to everyone I've had the privilege of collaborating with, and a special thanks to @fleurfotophotography for this stunning shot! #appreciatethelittlethingsinlife #aprilchallenge #modeling #art #photography #fashion #motion #dance #pose

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#30daysoflove Day 26: the moon "But even when the moon looks like it's waning...it's actually never changing shape. Don't ever forget that." -Ai Yazawa. Photo credits to @danmphotog for this breathtaking shot of the beautiful moon. #appreciatethelittlethingsinlife #aprilchallenge #moon #photography #nightphotography #eclipse #danmphotog #aiyazawa

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#30daysoflove Day 25: travel I love seeing new places. I've been traveling since before I can even remember. Growing up with a father in the military helped give me the desire to travel around the world. New Zealand is one of the many places on my bucket list. I figure, why not get a map for the places I want to visit in preparation for the day I go there? #appreciatethelittlethingsinlife #aprilchallenge #travel #bucketlist #map #someday

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#30daysoflove Day 24: dancing I'm not a great dancer (or even halfway decent) but I love to dance when I think no one is watching. #appreciatethelittlethingsinlife #aprilchallenge #candidshot #dancelikenooneiswatching