#selfportrait365

Happy Australia Day ~ Self Portrait 365|99

Happy Australia Day.

And at this moment in history, our core value happens to be the raw, aching truth of the human predicament.

It may also be the only belief that can save us as a species. A species that will continue to find comfort and delight in the companionship of animals, the miracle of birds, the colours of the corals and the majesty of the forests.

We are in it together, on this blue…

I was almost going to take a photo of my legs in crazy tights today and pass it off as my self-portrait but then I realised it was the last day of the month and that it might look weird with one odd photo in the collage. So here’s a photo of my head again.

February Collage

Something is better than nothing • Self Portrait 365|127

And just so you don’t think it is all glamour around these parts, here’s me sporting a granny bun I fashioned without looking in the mirror.

It’s Monday today so I’m in my workout gear. I start off each week with great intentions and then I ‘forget’ as the week goes on. Who would believe that once I used to get up at 5am every morning to go the gym before work? Seems like a lifetime ago now.

Tod…

Be kind to yourself and to others ~ Self Portrait 365|124

Today (and tomorrow in other time zones) is all about compassion. Read my #1000speak post here — it’s the story of my friend Jill, whose husband was caught up in the Sydney siege. Then check out all the other compassion posts here.

Be kind to yourself and to others.

Imagine ~ Self Portrait 365|119

Imagine a woman in love with her own body. A woman who believes her body is enough, just as it is. Who celebrates its rhythms and cycles as an exquisite resource.

Imagine a woman who honors the body of the Goddess in her changing body.  A woman who celebrates the accumulation of her years and wisdom. Who refuses to use her precious life-energy disguising the changes in her body and life.

Imagine…

If you meet a woman of whatever complexion who sails her life with strength and grace and assurance, talk to her.

And what you will find is that there has been a suffering, that at some time she has left herself for hanging dead.

― Sena Jeter Naslund, Ahab’s Wife, or The Star-Gazer