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Everyone is Beautiful. So Difficult to Acknowledge.

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Own Your Beauty is a groundbreaking, year-long movement bringing women together to change the conversation about what beauty means. Our mission: to encourage and remind grown women that it is never too late to learn to love one's self and influence the lives of those around us - our mothers, friends, children, neighbors. We can shift our minds and hearts and change the path we follow in the pursuit of authentic beauty.

This morning I viewed an interview with Katherine Center. Katherine is an author of several novels, Everyone is Beautiful. I am joining the challenge. Look for pictures here.



Day 1: Me as Waldo (you know from the books "Where's Waldo Now"

Day 2: Hands in morning prayer. Lots of things call me away from listening.

Day 3: Little piggies after a workout at the gym.

Day 4: Let's hear it for the ears.

Day 5: This is hard. I doubt I can do this for a whole month.

Day 6: Getting ready for niece's baby shower.

Days 7 and 8. It's tough to find or take pictures I really like. Even harder to keep looking at myself with a photographer's eye. I prefer being behind the lens to in it.

Day 9: My favorite two wrinkles. Really. These are my deepest wrinkles, and they are formed by a wide-open eyes saying, "Ooooo! How delightful." I wonder how may women have a favorite wrinkle.

Day 10: Two beautiful women. I do love this picture. It was taken 10 years ago, at Mom and Dad's surprise 50th wedding anniversary party.

Day 11: Some neck bones are a good thing.

Day 12: This picture came up on my screen-saver this morning, and made me smile:

Day 13:I love playing the flute

Day 13: Here I am with one day one Canaan. Canaan makes an even dozen grandchildren. Now that's beautiful. (I'm happy with the way I look, too.)

Day 14: I know I'm 10 days behind, but sometimes I just have to goof off.

Okay, this one takes all the guts and courage I can muster. G-Money says it's his favorite asset, next to my brain that is. (Smart man to add the caveat.)


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Adela

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SunbonnetSmart.com 1264 pts

Hello there, Adela! LOVE this post. What a creative way to love everyone including oneself, a photo essay. I, too, enjoyed the special wrinkles. So uplifting, the whole thing. Thank you for sharing, Much Love, Fondly, Robin

TheBlackTortoise 26 pts

 SunbonnetSmart.com It seemed so easy at the beginning, but actually taking the pictures, not so easy.  And sharing?  Oooo.  That was tough, much tougher than I thought it would be. Thanks for the encouragement.

Isabel_Anders 296 pts

Your pictures tell a wonderful story.  Thank you! :-)

TheBlackTortoise 26 pts

 Isabel_Anders Thanks for the kind words, Isabel.

HomeRearedChef 2473 pts

Adela, this was simply beautiful! I especially liked the one about having a special wrinkle. Mine are the creases at the corner of my eyes. They not only tell my years but also show my days of crying and days of laughter.   :)

 

~Virginia

TheBlackTortoise 26 pts

 HomeRearedChef I really do love those wrinkles.  I don't like that my feet have gotten thinner (top to floor).  Of all the place slim down!  My shoes just don't fit right anymore.

HomeRearedChef 2473 pts

 TheBlackTortoise LOL!  If only my rear-end slimmed down, I'd be thrilled.   :)

TheBlackTortoise 26 pts

Thanks for the encouragement. I thought it would be easy. I'm much better behind the camera. Now I know why. I have a difficult time liking pictures of myself. (could that really be me?) Sharing ratcheted it up quite a few notches.

Adela

Blogging at:

www.oncealittlegirl.wordpress.com ( http://www.oncealittlegirl.wordpress.com )

and

www.theblacktortoise.com ( http://www.theblacktortoise.com )

TheBlackTortoise 26 pts

Adela

Blogging at:

www.oncealittlegirl.wordpress.com ( http://www.oncealittlegirl.wordpress.com )

and

www.theblacktortoise.com ( http://www.theblacktortoise.com )

SoapboxGirl 6 pts

I love this post. I love the honesty and whimsy. All of my photos so far this year have been of my face. I honestly didn't think about learning to love my whole body too when I started this year's 365 project. Thanks for giving me something consider.

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TheBlackTortoise 26 pts

Even more touching, my daughter felt "called" to name him Canaan.

Adela

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www.oncealittlegirl.wordpress.com ( http://www.oncealittlegirl.wordpress.com )

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www.theblacktortoise.com ( http://www.theblacktortoise.com )

Mom on the Run 6 pts

Musings from Me
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The part about your favorite wrinkles is cute. I am not acknowledging my wrinkles. I don't wear makeup. The wrinkles are there for all to see. :-)

Grace@Haven 8 pts

Love the picture of you with Canaan---and love the name! A name of promise. :)

Thanks for sharing your pictures with us.

TheBlackTortoise 26 pts

I appreciate your kudos, Denise and Virginia. When I saw the challenge, I thought, "Well, yeah! I can do that." Whoa, mama, it was tougher than I thought, to focus so much attention on myself.

I love those wrinkles, too. (Well, honestly, I have two favorites.) When I see them, I think of my sullen teenager, oh so many years ago. I told him that eventually his skin will wrinkle; it's up to him to decide what attitude those wrinkles will express. (He's got his own sullen pre-teen now.)

Adela

Blogging at:

www.oncealittlegirl.wordpress.com ( http://www.oncealittlegirl.wordpress.com )

and

www.theblacktortoise.com ( http://www.theblacktortoise.com )

Virginia DeBolt 26 pts

I love your wrinkles and your attitude. It's all beautiful, like you.

Virginia DeBolt
Web Teacher ( http://www.webteacher.ws/ ) | First 50 Words ( http://first50.wordpress.com )

Denise 1193 pts moderator

BEAUTIFUL!

~Denise
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