So often women as taught to be subtle, not gloat on compliments, don't brag, don't point out assets. Yet in being taught this, we're subtly taught to not love ourselves, to not love our bodies (come one now, how many figure enhancing or reducing billboards are there, let alone social media shit talking about learning to self-love through medication, work-outs, diets, or plastic surgery).
And then we try to teach our daughters and granddaughters to love themselves - we tell them how much we love their dimples, their skinny legs, their sturdy legs, their soft bellies, their shiny hair, their kinky hair, their soft skin, cute toes, pudgy fingers, their smiles and smirks, and then we teach them to suppress these points of compliments when they grow older.
When was the last time YOU found something about yourself, your body, that you loved, and pointed it out, to yourself or a loved one?
I love my -
Hair - always been blonde, now is white with blonde. A little curl, a lot of body, thick.
Teeth - pretty white, pretty straight.
Hands - strong nails, slender fingers.
Feet - well-shaped even toes, decent nails.
In-between - still learning, and learning how to make peace with the parts that will probably not be my favorites, ever.
At 62, still learning how to love some parts of me.
