Pink's Grammy 2010 performance makes me ask: When will loving ourselves matter?

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Lissa....soo true...she really appears she owns that sense of being true to herself..would love to interview her about how she's been able to honor her uniqueness...

Sweetpumpin...good to meet you and hear your thoughts...Exactly! Who are you/me/we not to ?? Thanks for saying it was a timely message...I strive to kinda 'mentally check in with me" on this topic throughout the day b/c soo easily to get sidetracked...

Dearest Fatty, I know right? what she's outwardly living attests much to want to emulate...qualities wise...Didn't know about her promotion of animal rights...in fact this was my 'first" (eh hem..I'm slow) seeing her live......

Thanks so much ya'll....

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I've long admired Pink for being a Woman's woman, she has kept her head when all the male fantasies (big hair, doll eyes, compliance etc) around her lost theirs.

Her compassion and voice for animal rights has always been from the heart and seeing things like this only shows how much compassion, love and grit she has..a true role model.

Is it your flab or your brain you need to fight? Answers on a postcard please.

Tre...this was so well written and so timely.

Pink's performance was definitely one of the best at the Grammy's!

I love the question you posed "who am I not to love myself?"

As women we often spend so much time loving others, taking care of others, giving our best to others that we forget to do the same for ourselves.

Thanks for this timely reminder that we need to remember to make time to love ourselves!

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Tre, girlfriend! Look at you- right here on Center Stage! Woo hoo!

Pink is gorgeous- inside and out- and I just love her rawness, the beauty of her truth. If only we can all find the courage to be real, to tear off our masks and let our authentic selves shine through. To do this, we must start by loving ourselves more. Only then can we build the confidence to let others really see us. Pink- and you, Tre- are inspirations to all of us.

Big love to you and all the rest of you who long to hold yourself more tenderly within your own heart,

Lissa

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So well said Gina..."How can we recognize and develop our passions if we don't give our minds and hearts space and time and priority. When we fail to cultivate our self-love and our passions, everyone suffers!"

But I've had to even watch being motivated by others' suffering....

Like it's gotta be okay to take moments to cherish me, cultivate a practice of self nurturing and growing simply because I am worth that...

I don't have my own children, I'm not married, but it's unbelievable how much I used to DO for all else (clients, friends, dog, family) BUT me....:)

When so much imposes itself on what we ought to be/look/act/do/live like, it's vital to carve out those moments, sift thoughts, hear our own, because we know exactly who we are and what we seek to be about when we root out the muck...even if it's only one simple knowing for that hour...

Eager to meet you and looking forward to reading more of your posts :)

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Thank you for this post. Pink's performance was my favorite part of the program! How was she able to sing so beautifully while doing all of that spinning and those acrobatics...upside down?!? I suspect, in part, by embracing what she loves, what she does well and practicing it with passion and persistence!

You post is so timely for me because I have been contemplating this very point lately. As I have been ruminating on how we bloggers spend our time for my next post, I have been marveling at how regularly we women put ourselves last, not just with time but also with regard. How can we recognize and develop our passions if we don't give our minds and hearts space and time and priority. When we fail to cultivate our self-love and our passions, everyone suffers!

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I thought she had not only a beautiful message but courage. Pink's performance was one of the highlights of the evening for me.

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I sooo agree..I recall seeing an O...I think it was their circus one....and just resolving to become that limber..that was 3 years ago..:) What I did instead was to start letting go the rigid structures of my thinking....not the same..and yet vital in ways..though i yearn to learn how to do those tremendous acrobatic feats...wow....

But I'm certain my awe of all of that orchestrative wonder had me pause to think you know what is possible when we let go limits is perhaps not even pennable :)

Here's to living more limberly :) no matter what that looks like for each one of us;)

Where do your cousins perform? Lemme be the first to put a plug in for you catching that on a flip and sharing it whenever you're able......

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My cousins are circus performers, and I am in complete awe of trapeze artists. Pink definitely deserves kudos, as do her backup trapeze artists and the organization that helped her stage that remarkable performance. What she did speaks not only to the personal attributes that you perceptively describe, but also to her ability to assemble and manage a creative team. Thanks for this post, Tre, and for explicating the lessons of that remarkable performance.

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