June 2011

30 days: Day 4 – Trusting your body

June 30, 2011

Day 2 of the 30 day self-love challenge in which I am (belatedly) participating required me to acknowledge and thank gifts of my body. It was kinda weird as I spend much time despising my body. I avoid looking at the-wholeness-of-me. I look at my eyes as I put my contact lenses in each day. [...]

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30 days: Day 3 – Intrinsic beauty

June 29, 2011
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30 days: Day 2 – Gifts of the body

June 28, 2011

Earlier this week I decided to participate in a (non-competitive) blogging challenge that is in fact, over. Indeed it’s done and dusted, but because I liked the idea of ’30 days of self-love’ I decided to embark on the challenge belatedly and – hopefully – in so doing, indulge in some self-discovery and personal growth. The 30 [...]

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30 days: Day 1 – Confidence

June 27, 2011
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30 days of self-love

June 26, 2011

I’ve recently discovered a blog (and blogger) who had a binge-eating history, but overcame that and other bad habits by taking a long look at herself. There was no magic wand, no miracle, just hard work and determination. Tina’s blog, Faith Fitness Fun details the personal growth and self discovery that allowed her to live out [...]

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Fat Vs Phat

June 26, 2011

In Sunday newspaper’s Body & Soul magazine, there was an article about how women constantly denigrate themselves and their bodies. The article talked about the factors which fuel our negative self-image and included some suggestions to turn our thinking around. Some of the suggestions reminded me of the mindset discussions we have had as part [...]

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