Samvid Beauty
Your body is never quite right in comparison to the advertisements or the ideals, because you will never look like the model they show you, because you are not the model they show you, and because you have your own body, that they can’t show you. The image of the ideal body is always changing. More recently it is starting to shrink.
Years ago society was showing us this:
Now society is showing us this:
Where is the truth in these images? At what weight will we find beauty?
Body weight, like most other things in our society (outfits, food choices), is cultural. When I ask myself what is the truth of something I ask this question: would it change if I lived in a different culture?
If I was born in India is there a chance I might be Buddhist? If I born in Asian is there a chance I might want to use skin lighteners? If I was born in a tribe somewhere in Africa would I dress differently? If I was born in Mexico would I crave different foods? If I was born in the US would I want to be skinny? Yes, there is a chance.
With so many different images floating around of what real women are suppose to look like it is no wonder I have never met a woman who is truly happy with what her body is. Women are either unhappy with their own bodies or taking time to admire someone elses’. With a thought process like this we are all stuck between a rock and a hard place.
It’s quite obvious, to me, what the secret to the ideal body is, love whatever type of body you have just the way it is. Because suddenly when you become the ideal body size the image of the ideal body will change, and you just might be chasing some other impossible ideal.
Have you found the beauty in your own body type? If not, what’s preventing you?
The easiest way to find ideal body type is by doing plastic surgery.I remember a US reality show,the swan(?)which promotes plastic surgery.I have no complaint about my body,just need it to be healthier,more excercise:)
Hey..I don’t know if not skinny was a trend in west back then!!Wow..thought the trend was like Marilyn Monroe,she has curve..
I think I have finally come to terms with my own body type although I’m sure it’s not going to stop me to try to make it better. By better, I don’t mean expecting it to be something totally different but “better” in terms of what it’s really meant to be.
I’m quite petite and I used to find it so depressing because where I’m from (and during my delicate teenage years), curves were deemed as the epitome of womanhood. But after so many frustrated albeit unhealthy attempts at trying to snatch a few pounds (the countless number of rocky road ice cream tubs deserves some mention here, haha), I just grew tired and out of the “ideal body”. Instead, I focused on finding the right clothes for my body type and eating right. Now, I’ve learned to look at being skinny and petite in positive ways. For one, whenever something falls into narrow spaces, I’m usually the only one who’s tiny enough to crawl through and retrieve it.
I am quite petite too. I have been working to accept the size I am today, and not was I was years ago or what the ideal would be. It is always a thought process to keep in check though, it is beneficial for me to avoid all those “ideal images.”
I agree that finding clothes for your own body is a good way to learn to be your own body size. I think it helps tremendously with feeling comfortable in your own skin and not feeling like there is something wrong because nothing fits right.
Small crawl spaces, I like it!
I am not one to be concerned by what society thinks is beautiful or the perfect size. However, I am highly critical of myself. I have been struggling with body image since the birth of my babygirl and I’m just now starting to be honest with myself about it.
Wonderful post!
Thanks Crafty Earth Mama! Unfortunately, I think we are all our worst critics the majority of the time.