ArticlePhenomenal Women
There's a lot of shows out there that I particularly will not watch, like "More to Love," "The Bachelor," and "Biggest Loser" etc. because a lot of times they stereotype how people should look like, and it gets on my nerves all the time when my girlfriends will look at me and say "Omg! I wish I had your body," and I will always give them a droll look and ask them "Why?" Most of their answers are always the same, "You've got boobs and a butt! Look at me I've got no curves!"
Then I have my girlfriends who always push the weight issue all the time, now my friends are the healthy kinds, they exercise, they're active, and heck they barely even eat meat because they are so crazed out on their own weight. Yet, they always complain that they are so fat all the time, when they aren't. Well I was sitting at home with all my girlfriends at the time and we sat back to watch a TV series called "How To Look Good Naked" marathon, I pretty much set them up for this show.
The reason why I made them all watch the show was because all the women on this show were of different shapes, sizes, and height, whether they were athletically slim or curvy, these women all have the same fears my girlfriends have. Show after show my girlfriends got more hooked on to it and after we were done, I asked them openly about what they felt.
Of course everyone had different opinions on what they felt about the show, but they all agreed that they liked the fact that it wasn't stereotyping any type of women to be a certain size or weight. I've posted about it before that women shouldn't be stereotyped into looking like something they aren't, a lot of media attention is focused on being slim and fabulous, but then others are saying being plus sized is the "real" way to go.
When all of that is such bull crap, when I look in the mirror I know sometimes I feel like I'm ugly when I know I'm not, I've heard people say to me I'm "fat" or "should tone down on boxing" because of my muscles. Ladies and gentlemen the way you perceive yourself will always make you your own worse critic, no one else is a critic to YOUR body, know that whether you are rocking your blue jeans, sweats, sneaks, heels, flannel shirts, white tees, or your messy do. Don't feed upon the trash that the media shows everyday on the ever changing what's beautiful and what's trashy and nasty and whatever. You're beautiful, just like in Maya Angelou's poem:
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.
Every lady on the street, to the women rocking and singing to their own beat, your the pure name and meaning of beauty. What do you believe?
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I feel most beautiful when I´m at peace with myself, when I walk through the streets surrounded by my family or friends
I feel beautiful when I'm all dressed up and I get double takes, when I'm just rocking my everyday clothes and guys give me looks. Also, I feel beautiful when I dance, and when I catch glimpses of myself in the floor length mirror when I'm getting ready in the morning. When I see myself and think, yeah I want to change how I look, but I'm not half bad either!
I honestly feel most beautiful when im with my bf. Hes not too much bigger then me, but he makes me feel just how i wish i was- tiny, small, cute. : ) its an amazing feeling.
I'm most beautiful when I walk confidently without makeup on, and when I'm dancing with my children. I feel most beautiful when I'm in jeans and a t-shirt. Even when my hairs not all put together I feel beautiful. I also feel true beauty on the inside when I help people in need. I know my body isn't perfect.. but in God's eyes it is and I am built from his perspective on what perfect is. Same for all women You are all beautiful! Go find yourself and Try yourself on! I promise once you do, You will have no reason to be insecure!
I feel most beautiful when I'm lying naked with my boyfriend. He has taught me how beautiful my body really is, and I have always been most comfortable in just my skin. I feel beautiful when I am being myself (i.e. painting, writing, drinking, walking in my bare feet, etc.)
I do not feel beautiful when my female friends--most of whom are coincidentally bigger than me--tell me how tiny I am, though. That just makes me self-conscious, and uncomfortable around them.
I feel most beautiful when I'm in my Jim jams and my boyfriend tells me how sexy i am :) I also agree with the people above, what media says is beautiful is not always true ,it of coarse is in the eye of the beholder.
With maturity i feel more beautiful with the knowledge i gain, the good things i do for others, i also felt more beautiful after i had my son the beauty of bringing another life into the world. My bf makes me feel beautiful when he looks into my eyes and tells me im beautiful. I feel most happy and content with myself when i am outdoors with nature. Being comfortable wearing what i like.
I feel most beautiful when I look at myself in a mirror. I like what my parents created and what I have maintained. I am 42 years old (yes, in this picture!) and I've learned that my beauty is more from the inside manifesting itself to the outside. I have no junk in my head, body or soul. God doesn't make garbage. I walk every single day, rain or shine and I see the beauty in my environment and in myself and YES, I feel God everywhere....in the trees, in the sky, in the water, in the air....I am surrounded by beauty every single day, especially when I look into the eyes of my two girls....ages 6 and 8...NOW that's TRUE beauty reflecting back at me! :) Shine brightly and have nice days, everyday! MUAH!
I had a tough time getting over insecurities that were implanted in my mind at a young age, but I'm working to get over them. I have my moments when I feel like I'm beautiful and those moments range from my boyfriend randomly staring at me to when I dress up for the anime conventions. My boyfriend likes those days too, cause its when I'm the happiest and he can say all the little cute things he wants and I don't thunk him on the head for it. XD
I love the show ''How to Look Good Naked''!! Its so true and realistic!
I can honestly say that I'm new to this whole "loving who I am" thing. I grew up with every kid telling me that I looked wrong. That I need to lose weight or I need to "get pretty" (Yes, I was actually told that). It always made me sad to think that I am so young and I can't stand myself. That's not the way it should be. But what really really changed my mind set was when I went on vacation last summer. We went to New York City and decided to go to church on Sunday so we got dressed to the nines (almost lol). When I walked down the street, I turned so many heads. When we got back to the hotel and I looked in the mirror to figure out what was so great, I saw myself. My REAL self. I am a beautiful woman. And I can thank the men from NYC for making me see that.
I feel most beautiful and confident when I've just done my hair. Nothing fancy.. a good blow dry and some straightening. A little mascara b/c i LOVE my eyelashes. When my five year old tells me I'm pretty. Or that he loves me. When my boyfriend looks at me like, like he's not noticed whatever it is he's looking at and it pleases him.