A Matter of Self Image

     This July 4th I had the chance to hang out with a photographer friend of mine, whom I have mentioned before. We decided after a few weeks of me constantly hating myself because of my weight, that we would set a day for a photo shoot. We hoped that by seeing myself in some actual portraits, with little to no editing, I would begin to see that what I view as "flaws" only add to my character (when I say character, he means beauty :-P). Though I was not too happy with a few of the photos of myself, there were a few that really made me wonder what it was I hated so much. I must admit I have felt a little bit better about myself since the shoot. Though I still have days where I can barely look at myself, no doubt due to the media's image of "perfect women", I am starting to see that something other than super skinny can still be beautiful. Of course, Stuart has been telling me all along that I needn't change a thing :-) (except perhaps to grow out my hair, hehe).