What do you find beautiful about your body?

Daily | September 16th, 2008 by Danielle LaPorte

From the thick hair that you have your genes to thanks for, to the breath you take, or the super fine bootie you work hard for… Today’s question was inspired by Beckie Temple, who feels that beauty has a lot to do with brains. She’d know. Beckie is the editor of a blog for Women Over 40 and one half of the dynamic-duo that founded the Girl Woman Beauty Brains blog.

Carrie says: My body has taught me commitment, perseverance and joy, gift-wrapped in soft golden skin.

Danielle says: My eyes open doors.

Beckie says: A few years ago, I had a cry-fest at a book club party because my friends had called me skinny bitch so often over the years that I had lost a piece of my self-confidence. Some of the tears I shed, I am sure, could be attributed to menopause, but in all honesty, my feelings were deeply hurt. (With arms that resemble twigs, I hit the weights at the gym to try to add more bark to my biceps. All my ectomorphic body ended up with was multiple muscle strains. I drank Steak n’ Shake milkshakes. I ended up with a cholesterol reading of 220.)

When skinny bitch was offered at the dinner table by my women friends once again, I put my head in my hands to hide my tears. It turned out to be a very positive and emotional evening for all. We sat around the dining room table and instead of discussing Water for Elephants, we discussed how body fascism has affected women. What I find most beautiful about my body is…my body!

Read our interview with Girl Woman Beauty Brains co-founder, Beckie Temple.

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Get Togetha 09/16/2008 11:17 PM 1 point
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I love my legs, my eyes and my skin..it glows...

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Get Togetha 09/16/2008 11:17 PM 1 point
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Also...my lips..

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Jennifer Sage 09/17/2008 12:10 AM 1 point
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This is something I learnt by osmosis. find 3 things you really like about yourself and set about showing these of as best you can. More than 3 and you may be in danger of not staying focussed. I love my blue eyes, my hands and my height.
So my earring collection is small but has aqua and blue in it.
I have a "statement" bangle and am getting ready to get 2 important rings
High heels provided I'm not walking far take me to just on 6ft
staying focussed on the good is a major help in building uniqueness
Get foccussed on the favourite places that are your very own, and love those places to super fabulosity

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Rachel 09/17/2008 12:40 AM 1 point
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oh, i have to say it: i'm sexy. i've got a cute figure. great legs, etc. why, someone sent me an ice breaker telling me they wanted to run their fingers thru my silky blond hair.

of course, my hair is jet black. still, it's all true and i'm not being vain. they ice break'd me twice! LOL

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Linda Borland-Fitzgerald 09/17/2008 12:55 AM 1 point
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I find how my body continues to support me, know matter how I abuse it, is a gift.

After recently reading excerpts from The Secret Life of Water and The Hidden Messages in Water, which is about how our bodies are mostly water, and contained at a cellular level; I began to 'thank' my body and to tell it how much I love it - speaking directly to the water within. I'm hopeful that as I become more consistent with these words of 'love' directed to it, my body will, begin to change and thrive, just like in the experiments with the water in those books.

One glass of water was told it was loved and one was told it was hated. When the 'loved' water was captured at the crystallization stage and looked at through a microscope, the droplets had formed beautiful, complex, elaborate patterns (like snowflakes) and reflected light. The water that was told it was hated, barely formed any shape at all and remained brackish. Amazing but true. Think what the water in our bodies can do if we tell it every day how much it's loved and say 'thank you' to it. I love that...

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Resef 09/17/2008 12:59 AM 1 point
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I have battled with ED for a long time. I'm starting to like my body now, and am about 126 pounds which I feel is overweight, though I'm told that its a healthy weight for me. I have a really supportive partner and I'm getting though it bit by bit and starting to like my body. I love my little blue eyes and my shocking pale skin, and my freckles. I also want ed to say thank to you guys for being a little part of my "getting well" puzzle.

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Tamar 09/17/2008 01:21 AM 1 point
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With years go by I love my body more and more. I have great enticing eyes,beautiful smile round bum and the fact i feel good and free in my body makes me be very sexy. ahh, also me feet ecpecialy when nails are colored in red are a gift.

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Anna 09/17/2008 01:48 AM 1 point
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So funny that I now love and appreciate all the things I used to hate about my body: My full lips, my smallish breasts and (I can hardly believe I'm typing this) my very round bottom. My lips became fashionable thanks to JLo and Angelina, My breasts never fell even after six years of nursing babies and maybe were not so small as I thought, And the booty thing...oh how I struggled with that one as a girl. In retrospect I think it was more attention than I could handle as a young woman, the brand of attention I got being more sexual than anything. I have been almost always on the thin side and so it just didn't seem fair that my bottom didn't fit into those Calvin Klein Jeans, didn't fit into much at all.
At 46 though I am so much more comfortable with myself as a sexual being and so am so much more comfortable in this body. I love occupying this vessel we call a body. I would have to say it my very favorite thing about being human. I could write a book on this subject; how much our bodies respond to self love.

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Domestic Miss 09/17/2008 01:55 AM 1 point
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My smile. Lights me up and lights everyone up (with thanks to some hardcore laser bleaching).

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Kristin 09/17/2008 02:44 AM 1 point
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This is a beautiful question! Thank you, ladies!
I am grateful for my eyes, which change colour with what I wear, my curvy bod and my face (thank you Origins). And the person that's wrapped inside.

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Kristin 09/17/2008 02:45 AM 1 point
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I saw a documentary about studies done in Japan (?) with water crystals and words in many languages - love, beauty, truth vs. negative words - and the results were similar. A fascinating way to see the power of words and intent.

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Kristin 09/17/2008 02:46 AM 1 point
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I love that idea, Jennifer! Three things. Fantastic.

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Jennifer Sage 09/17/2008 03:28 AM 1 point
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It's not an orginal but I cannot remember where I saw it. I guess the orginality is how it gets applied

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Girl-Woman 09/17/2008 03:34 AM 1 point
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How beautiful. I will have to read the book.

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Girl-Woman 09/17/2008 03:36 AM 1 point
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It's sadly interesting that young woman struggle with their body image. At 55, I, too, love my body more than ever.

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Brenda 09/17/2008 03:53 AM 1 point
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Hands and hair (sometimes!).

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Pearl Mattenson 09/17/2008 03:58 AM 1 point
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My neck let's me carry myself with grace and dignity.

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Jennifer 09/17/2008 04:21 AM 1 point
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its ability to heal, its ability to regenerate, its ability to transform.

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kim 09/17/2008 04:37 AM 1 point
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I love the strength that yoga has given to my body especially my arms. And I love that even at fifty my little breasts are still darned near perfect.

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Girl-Woman 09/17/2008 04:39 AM 1 point
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Bravo!

You just reminded me to start yoga again. :)

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Emily-Sarah 09/17/2008 04:40 AM 1 point
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My sky-blue eyes have been my best natural feature (long before those darn colored lenses took away some of the wow factor). :-) I'm adopted, and the sketchy nonidentifying info states that my birth mom has blue eyes ... and my son is carrying on that biological tradition. Everyone always comments on our eyes.

On a deeper level, I appreciate my body's strength. Mainly I used to ignore my body unless I was criticizing it (and I was in a Miss America preliminary pageant when I was younger and my "committee" said lots of negative things that still play in my head occasionally), but now I see its wonder and thank God for it. We're so hard on our bodies, judging them and finding fault -- but they carry us, literally, through the day, through our lives, through everything.

A song on one of my son's CD's is "I Love My Body Parts," and I accidentally found myself singing along to it as I was in front of the mirror. REVOLUTIONARY! I stopped and looked at myself. Yes, I do love my body parts! We all need to incorporate songs and language and love into the treatment of our bodies instead of voicing disappointment and longing for something else (different hair, longer legs, smaller butt!, whatever). This is so counter-culture, but we can do it -- let's have a revolution!

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marn 09/17/2008 04:55 AM 1 point
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Where is that song "I Love My Body Parts" from? I would love to hear it!! :-)

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Chantal 09/17/2008 04:59 AM 1 point
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my mouth...I find it very sensual, love to feel all the textures, taste all the tastes, deep inhales and exhales, expressing with words and the sound that comes out - it's quite fascinating

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Joannie 09/17/2008 05:16 AM 1 point
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I am grateful to my body every day for hanging in with me through the abuse I've given it. I am very round, like a Buddha. My body is the vehicle through which my beauty shines. You see my beauty in my eyes - in their depths - in their sadness & in their laughter.

I also love my legs, my hands and I have a smile that will knock your socks off! :)

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licarrit 09/17/2008 05:19 AM 1 point
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What I like most about my body now is the one thing I hated most about it most of my life, my high, round, large behind! The process was slow but some milestones along the way were finding out that Marilyn Monroe used to have her rear-end specially fitted in garments and that fit was how she judged the success or failure of an outfit. In my twenties I lived down south surrounded by an African-American culture, say what you will about cat calls and the like but it will teach you what men like about your body and fast. Then I met my husband, a man that likes a some meat on a woman. A couple of years ago I took a sewing course on fitting clothes and the teacher was singing the praises of my high round butt and all the middle aged women were oohing and aahing over the fact that it was firm too and it all sorta came together. Now I know how to fit my pants and jeans so that I look good and still be appropriate for work. I know that it can be just as sexy as cleavage without being as obvious. I consider it a potent weapon in my arsenal!

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Jess 09/17/2008 05:21 AM 1 point
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My beautiful teeth that suffered two years of braces and orthodontic surgery.
My resilient skin that went through adolescent acne and all the methods under the sun to get rid of it. I am so careful with it.
My legs, dancer's legs - no twiggy here! I can walk for MILES! My legs are amazing.
My stomach for being soft and smooth.
My hair, bright and blond and my calling card (working on getting the picture of my comfortable bold haircut!).
My eyes, big and blue - can be filled with tears, flash with anger, sparkle with mischief :)

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Princess 09/17/2008 05:42 AM 1 point
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I guess I would say my face, and my breast. I know it's random but I have a great rack. Not to big not to small, there are perfect and round and even after two kids still perky. I also love my smile, it always seems to draw people in and force them to smile back.

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Xai Vicente Charles 09/17/2008 06:03 AM 1 point
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How interesting. Just the other day I was admiring my own legs/feet. I do have some sexy toes and strong legs. They are my best asset and believe me I can work them in a pair of peep-toe stilettos and sandals.

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Heather (Sophisticated Fresh) 09/17/2008 06:09 AM 1 point
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I always get complimented on my skin, but I really love my neck, upper arms, and waist, too.

I love still getting carded when I buy alcohol (I'm almost 33).

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Traci 09/17/2008 06:13 AM 1 point
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Visually, I like that my body is all woman. Curvy curvy curvy. On a deeper level, I appreciate so much (so, so much) that my body carries me through long stretches of 80-hour work weeks and then is good as new after a single day of rest. My body supports me, even when I neglect it.

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Girl-Woman 09/17/2008 06:42 AM 1 point
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Ditto! Our bodies are our temples. We need to worship them.

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Tammy 09/17/2008 06:49 AM 1 point
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I love my flat, tight tummy, and my arms. My arms look really strong and muscular without being big. The only nickname I ever had in college was "Pipes" because of my arms. I used to wish I had grown taller, but I decided long ago that I love being a petite woman. I feel strong, quick, elegant, and also child-like when it suits me. Studying dance all my life, and yoga and pilates in recent years, has given me a really great mind-body connection, which makes me love my body. I'm flexible and strong, and my body lets me know when it needs attention, healing, action, rest, more water, less alcohol or caffeine, etc. I consider myself truly blessed. I also have a great butt (and my husband lets me know it often, which is really nice. :-)) and nice lips.

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JoeM 09/17/2008 06:49 AM 1 point
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[After picking myself up off the ground with laughter - great question] Obviously it has to be the three yards of scars which attest to my experience in the world at large. I'm seriously glad I don't have to earn them more than once.

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Jo 09/17/2008 06:51 AM 1 point
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my fantastic uterus which gave me two wonderfull boys! Although ive often been teased about my bum (some have said "Black girl bum on a white girl body....yeah you know that big booty") I think it is great.

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Wazzy 09/17/2008 06:54 AM 1 point
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A vein popping out on my arm. the curve of my hands on the keyboard. how soft my earlobe is. the vertical line running from my stomach up my torso.

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Amy Guth 09/17/2008 06:56 AM 1 point
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My arms/hands and legs/feet. I've beat the crap out of them, gotten them in mud, stomped grapes, run distance races in the cold and heat, sprained them, hiked trails, quite literally climbed mountains, and all sorts of things and yet they stay strong, lean and simple and have done anything I've ever set out to do with them. I almost take a strange pride in working out my arms and legs, as if to tell them, "I know this is part of our deal. I'll keep you strong, we'll keep having adventures."

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Ginger 09/17/2008 06:57 AM 1 point
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This has been a very challenging question for me. I have spent most of my life trying to disconnect from my body (look like anyone but myself) vs. embracing it and loving it...my height 6ft in flats, my large breasts (I was called "Big 'Ol" by 'friends' in college over and over and wnat to cry like Beckie whenever I hear that) and overall frame where more times then I can count I have been mistaken for a man by a store clerk who never looked up to see my face before talking. I have been inspired by the postings here and so appreciate Jennifer sharing "find 3 things you really like about yourself and set about showing these of as best you can". In that healthy spirit I share that I do like my legs, long fingers and my skin even after (47 years)....so dresses, rings and moisturizers are my friends. Thanks to all!

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weezie 09/17/2008 07:14 AM 1 point
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I am 57 and I have issues. My skin is radiant, my blue eyes sparkle, and my lips are full & pouty. That being said, the rest of me is totally Buddha and I just can't embrace it. But I also have nice toenails.

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MoJo 09/17/2008 07:19 AM 1 point
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Linda - I'm so glad you brought this up! Have you seen the movie "What the bleep do we know?" They actually feauture Dr. Masura Emoto's images of the water crystals when exposed to positive/negative thoughts - and there's an amazing scene with Marlee Matlin when she finally makes the connection to the power of thought with repect to how she thinks and treats herself and her body. I cried like a baby when I saw it.

I actually was thinking a few years ago of starting a bottled water company with the 'love' crystal pictured on the lable, and all profits to go to clean water projects globally. I e-mailed Dr. Emoto to talk about rights to use the image - but then I got pregnant - and that one slipped by. Actually - that just gave me another idea.... Thanks for sharing that Linda - it's such an important and powerful point!

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Krystl 09/17/2008 07:25 AM 1 point
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hair: strawberry blonde, fine, curly, long, healthy, fast-growing
freckles
lips

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Audrey 09/17/2008 07:41 AM 1 point
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I love my smile, I love my eyes (my younger sister calls them: amber drops of chocolate) I love my skin, and I do love my hair! I love ME!

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Romana Mirza 09/17/2008 07:43 AM 1 point
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how it dances, it dances so beautifully I love that about my body

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Angela 09/17/2008 07:46 AM 1 point
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My height. I come from a family of tall people, and I'm proud of it.

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Ngonzi Truth Crushshon 09/17/2008 07:54 AM 1 point
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My smile....which is evident in EVERY photo I take...ask my friends and my mom...they are ALWAYS telling me to close my mouth...lol...I smile showing ALL my teeth.

My skin...some say it glows....I don't always see it...but when I do...I'm happy!!

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OK - this question was a show-stopper for me. As I tried to come up with an answer, I realized that there isn't one thing that I could think of that didn't end in a 'but'. Since I had my daughter 3 years ago, the few things I did like changed dramatically and I have been even less accepting than before. I fight with my body, and for the most part, it's the battle ground where the judge and the critic run amok. And as I age, the feeling that it betrays me grows even greater. Thanks for the question C&D and Beckie - you've just shed light on something was on the periphery of my awareness, but at the core of a great deal more...

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SRead 09/17/2008 07:59 AM 1 point
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Definately my eyes.....for what they say about me, and what they do for me. I love my derriere for the positive attention it has always brought me. In general I love my muscles...they take me anywhere I want to go with grace and strength.

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Traci 09/17/2008 08:04 AM 1 point
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"I am very round, like a Buddha." I ADORE this. It conjurs joy.

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Ellen 09/17/2008 08:21 AM 1 point
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I look much younger than my chronological age. Thanks, Dad, for the great genes!

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Hey hey MoJo,
I'm a big fan Dr. Emoto. And if you dig his stuff, you should get in to Rupert Sheldrake - his most fun book is Dogs Who Know Their Owners Are Coming Home. And he's a great explainer of morphogenics and the Hundredth Monkey Theory. Oh, and Dr. Larry Dossey who ran some great studies on the power of prayer. Turns out that when you simply pray "for the highest good" of cancer cells in a pietry dish, you get amazing results - as opposed to praying for specific outcomes. Rock on cosmic scientists.

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Danielle LaPorte 09/17/2008 08:24 AM 1 point
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Candace Bergin is also the queen of graceful necks. She's great at dressing to emphasize her best bits - lot's of high collars open shirts and layered necklaces.

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roshbosh 09/17/2008 08:28 AM 1 point
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my legs. strong but shapely. I love wearing beautiful shoes and skirts that hit right above the knee. It's funny though, I've only recently been able to appreciate any part of my physical body. I'm turning 30 next month and it pains me a bit to think I've gone so many years not being happy about any part of my body. But I'm taking steps to change that. And appreciating my legs is that first step.

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I love my face - my eyes, my nose, my lips, my smile. I also love my hands because they are very elegant. I love having a curvy body as well - when I was younger, I used to be really skinny, and I always wanted to have womanly curves. Now I have them - if I could just get rid of the stomach, I would be on fire!!!

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I too get comments about my "pipes" ...often from younger men which I find slightly amusing because it comes across as awe. The first time someone said that to me I was totally confused - "what pipes"?? - "I can't sing"! They often say it before realizing it.....I think they forget I'm a 48 year old woman. My arms are not big but very well defined. Younger women ask me how to get arms like mine. Having that mind-body connection is so key to maximizing our energy and strength. Although I do not dance so much, I swim, bike, run and include yoga and pilates as well. I also have a husband that appreciates my derriere!

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stella tinglin 09/17/2008 08:37 AM 1 point
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I would have to say my curves. Although I have certainly had moments of comparison to my leaner friends; I truly embrace my curvaceous body, my godess.

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Thanks Danielle - I've heard of them and will definitely check them out. (I think we hit the 'reply' limit as i can't respond to your post). I also really enjoyed Adam 'the dream healer's books (www.dreamhealer.com). He would be a great guest for the Daily Q&A! Thx.

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Diane 09/17/2008 08:44 AM 1 point
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I've been told my legs and hair are beautiful. I like my smile and teeth-perfect w/out braces, and the fact that my body gave me 3 gorgeous children. My man likes my booty...it is pretty nice! :}

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Lisa 09/17/2008 08:49 AM 1 point
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I'm not quite at the place where I can fully embrace my body for what it is, but I have always thought that my thick hair and my delicate hands were my best features. I'm one of those girls who looks much better with clothes on. :))

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Dena 09/17/2008 08:50 AM 1 point
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The fact that I don't look my age - I'm 54 and most people guess early 40s! Must have done something right - my motto is 'moisturize, moisturize, moisturize'!

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Candis 09/17/2008 08:55 AM 1 point
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My hands.
A friend recently told me that my hands have an energy unto themselves.
I work with my hands,
they hold on and let go.
They are my creative vehicle
They are large and strong,
I celebrated my hands by adorning them with swirly white tattoos .

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Elisabeth 09/17/2008 09:09 AM 1 point
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I love the strength of my body. I'm in my mid-30's and I just became an athlete in the last couple of years. I love the difference it makes to my body! The curves of muscle, the power, the slender figure... I even like the little roundness in my tummy; my belly and breasts are soft where everything else is hard and muscular. A lovely contrast.
Great question! Great answers!! :)

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My eyes that change color with the light--- blue, green, grey, hazel...
My curves, set off by a small waist, wrists, and ankles.
My wide shoulders, which help me to feel strong and confident. I'm always working on my posture...
My strength also helps me to feel beautiful. I am only 5'4, but am a lot stronger than I look. This is important to me, because there is almost nothing more beautiful to me than a confident, secure woman. Watch out!
I recommend "The New Rules of Posture" by Mary Bond, which is a much more interesting book than the title implies. It has lots of suggestions for exercises to help make adjustments, too.

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kerrymac 09/17/2008 10:24 AM 1 point
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My ears are small and pretty cute. My legs have always been my stregnth, they are shorter than I'd like but they are strong and tan easily. Also after three kids they are still fairly smooth, I have only a few spider veins and one little varicose one that is hidden behind my knee. www.snickerdoodles.typepad.com

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Jennifer Sage 09/17/2008 10:44 AM 1 point
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Sheldrke always reminds me of Jungs writings on synchronicity. I reckon synchronicity can be called everyday miracles
Working in a hospice has taught me much about the beauty of prayer. To pray for healing is never wrong. Healing takes place at many levels. To reach out in compassion to another creature or fellow human in prayer always brings change.
Two writers which I see as similar are Eckhart Tolle (mentioned on this site a number of times) and a writer called Kathleen Dowling Singh; book called The Grace in Dying (Strap line How we are transformed spiritually as we die)
Both these book teach about fully occupying the present moment. With our holy sacred bodies. In that occupation of the now we are fully alive and in that space there is healing.

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Jennifer Sage 09/17/2008 10:48 AM 1 point
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Pure poetry

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Mary 09/17/2008 10:49 AM 1 point
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I love the fact that my body loves to move - every day and many ways. I work with cardiac patients and I see how hard it is for some people to start working with their bodies and coaxing them to move outside of the program - not to mention the serious results of not moving.

Thanks to my mum for my nose. And my legs are "athletic" curvy and great with panel skirt to show them off.

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Jennifer Sage 09/17/2008 10:54 AM 1 point
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Don't forget some smoking hot bangles. At 6 ft you can rock some serious bangle. you were made for a major bangle.
The design can be guided by your style statement

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Susie Hutchinson 09/17/2008 11:19 AM 1 point
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No matter what you do-you look the way you look-give or take a few pounds. I love most of body, I wouldn't want to look like anyone else.

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Danette 09/17/2008 11:52 AM 1 point
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I love my body in it's entirety more and more every day.

I love the way it connects me with the world in all it's sensual delights. I love the beautiful and complex wisdom of its functioning.

Highlights: my long long eyelashes, my lips, my hair that has always responded effortlessly to colours, curlers or cuts, my shape that distributes weight evenly as it comes and goes, and my nose. It's strong.

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Ruth S. 09/17/2008 11:54 AM 1 point
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I do love my body. I feel very comfortable, sensual and connected in it. But the feature that come to mind first are: my breasts (have always given me instant popularity among men :-)), my smile, my eyes and the mole by my mouth. And how I move my hands.

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My heart goes out to you. I think the childbearing years might be as difficult for some women to make peace with their bodies as the teen years. I would never judge a book by its cover. I just had lunch with 1,400 women at a fund-raiser. That's a lot of estrogen. You know what? I couldn't tell you who was overweight or underweight. I could tell you that Susie or Nancy or Joan said the smartest or wittiest or kindest thing. I think most people are innately kind. Be kind to yourself, too. :)

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I am so glad you are finding peace with your body. Life it too short not to love yourself.

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lisaohhh 09/17/2008 12:30 PM 1 point
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my eyes, my lips, my hair, my waist, my cleavage.

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Suzyn 09/17/2008 01:06 PM 1 point
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I love the idea of accentuating what you love instead of "hiding" what you don't love.

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Kristen 09/17/2008 01:18 PM 1 point
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I LOVE my eyelashes and my kick-ass legs...these two things make me feel forever young!

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Linda Borland-Fitzgerald 09/17/2008 02:54 PM 1 point
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Wow.. yes, I have seen What The Bleep and it had a powerful impact. I love all the references here and plan to check them out. I want to become a powerful manifester - who knew it only takes a few positive words in the right direction. The answers to life are always so much simpler than we know. I love that.

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What a brilliant idea. I can't believe no one has thought of it before. Get busy!!! Now that it's 'out there' it could get snapped up. Hurry..

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Jennifer Sage 09/17/2008 03:16 PM 1 point
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Hi Suzyn
Haven't seen you here with us for osme days
Jen

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Jennifer Sage 09/17/2008 03:28 PM 1 point
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Oh and the other thing I have just begun to learn is women who occupy space by virtue of height and personality or what ever need to let their instincts and womens wisdom guide the colors they wear.

The "rules" are crap as far as we are concerned (The ones that talk about how to dress in the workplace and what colors to wear). I am discovering that pink is a power color for me. I only wear colors that really suit my coloring. So Ginger, you may like to consider your own rules about colors that draw people to you ( always have a shade that suits your skin tone)

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Ylen 09/17/2008 03:34 PM 1 point
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I love my smile. I think that's why I love the website: www.yearbookyourself.com. It's so fun to put my smiley face on those wigs. See if you can view this: http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=15891.... They're hilarious!

I now also love the color of my skin. I used to hate it because I'm a dark Filipina (dark skin is not prized in the Motherland to this day). But I now love being honey-beige/melon/copper brown.

Curves I love of my body: my collar-bone, that gentle curve under my small'ish breasts, and the curve of my waist and hips when I'm lying on my side.

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Alison 09/17/2008 04:33 PM 1 point
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Its funny, but my surname translates as meaning "Tall, lofty". My Grandmother remarried to a man whose name is translated to mean the highest point on a mountain. He's unusually tall, especially considering his racial background. So are my relatives. I'm tall, too. Its a wonderful coincidence, really.

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Carrie McCarthy 09/17/2008 04:35 PM 1 point
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Your welcome Ressf, be well

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Carrie McCarthy 09/17/2008 04:36 PM 1 point
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I would read your book.

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Carrie McCarthy 09/17/2008 04:39 PM 1 point
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Love it! So what are your favorite jeans?

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Carrie McCarthy 09/17/2008 04:40 PM 1 point
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Toe cleavage is so sexy!

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Alison 09/17/2008 04:42 PM 1 point
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As a feminine, I always wanted to look... well, feminine. I used to see girls with delicate figures and features and soft, fine, smooth hair and wish that I had that pixie look. I remember seeing soft wavy hair and wishing my hair could look like that. I felt so big and clumsy in comparison. Tall, with thick, wiry black hair and strong features. Big lips, a button nose, a wide face and height. Olive skin. I felt like a giant compared to those girls. I was never delicate. I'm starting to realise that, as pretty as my pixie friends are, I'm a woman. Standing tall and strong can be as woman as any petite frame. I'm a tall girl, and it suits me. My thick black hair suits me. I wouldn't want another person's body. It'd just lie about me.

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I adore movement. Its one of the greatest joys of having a body!

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Carrie McCarthy 09/17/2008 05:12 PM 1 point
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I agree with Jennifer about big bangles. Think proportion, big jewelry and fabulous over sized bags, you can carry it.

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Carrie McCarthy 09/17/2008 05:34 PM 1 point
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great posture is magnetic, thanks for the book referral AK.

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Carrie McCarthy 09/17/2008 05:36 PM 1 point
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I have aaahhed over Kerry's legs! gorgeous

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Jen 09/17/2008 06:17 PM 1 point
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I love my Pre-Raphaelite/Roman nose. It's taken years (and a lot of self-portrait drawing exercises) to realize that the signature bump on the bridge of my nose is one of my favourite features. (along with my crazy-loud-cackle laugh, they're two things I've grown to love about what makes me ME!)

I love my large hands with their long, expressive, "artist's" fingers. (All the better to hand-talk with, my dear! And of course, to draw, rub, hold, grasp, turn, make stuff and weave up a storm... with the strongest grip and the gentlest touch)

One of the best compliments I've ever received was from an older gentleman who told me I had "a nicely turned ankle" while I was wearing tightly-laced combat boots with flames on them. I had never even contemplated my ankles before that, but now I'm pretty pleased with them.

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Jennifer Sage 09/17/2008 08:33 PM 1 point
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Regard that vein as a badge of honor. Did you know that in some societies any physical sign that indicate a woman has given birth to children increases her allure to men.
Fertility = hotness

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Laura 09/18/2008 06:36 AM 1 point
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You love what you care for and you care for what you love. I love my whole body.

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MoJo 09/18/2008 10:56 AM 1 point
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Thanks Beckie...funny, you finished off your post with my mantra of late - I have been most definitely working on being knider/gentler with myself - a big lesson for me! Appreciate the kind words :-)

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Vanessa Rae 10/01/2008 09:50 AM 1 point
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I have curly hair, a big, bold smile, I have the ability to run and swim and dance and hold hands.

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