Whale vs. Mermaid
I have found a new blog that I like. It’s inspirational. Relevant. Thought-provoking. Please check out Being Exceptional in an Ordinary World. I think you will enjoy the reading, some of the fun pictures and captions, and I hope it gives you a little food for thought on any given day. It definitely has for me. Today I read this on Dennisse’s blog, and I really enjoyed the different perspective it showed.
A while back, at the entrance of a gym, there was a picture of a very thin and beautiful woman. The caption was “This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?”
The story goes, a woman (of clothing size unknown) answered the following way:
“Dear people, whales are always surrounded by friends (dolphins, seals, curious humans), they are sexually active and raise their children with great tenderness.
They entertain like crazy with dolphins and eat lots of prawns. They swim all day and travel to fantastic places like Patagonia, the Barents Sea or the coral reefs of Polynesia.
They sing incredibly well and sometimes even are on cds. They are impressive and dearly loved animals, which everyone defend and admires.Mermaids do not exist.
But if they existed, they would line up to see a psychologist because of a problem of split personality: woman or fish?
They would have no sex life and could not bear children.
Yes, they would be lovely, but lonely and sad.
And, who wants a girl that smells like fish by his side?Without a doubt, I’d rather be a whale.
At a time when the media tells us that only thin is beautiful, I prefer to eat ice cream with my kids, to have dinner with my husband, to eat and drink and have fun with my friends.
We women, we gain weight because we accumulate so much wisdom and knowledge that there isn’t enough space in our heads, and it spreads all over our bodies.
We are not fat, we are greatly cultivated.
Every time I see my curves in the mirror, I tell myself: “How amazing am I?”Picture I took this summer of a statue in the Tuilleries Gardens, Paris, France
In a country (culture, population, what have you) that is so focused on appearances and being thin and skinny and youthful and wrinkle-free etc., etc., let’s focus on us. Real women with real curves. For people who know me, I have gained too much weight in the last 2 years. It’s true and I don’t deny it. And I don’t deny that I am an emotional eater. I know it’s not healthy and currently I’m working to correct it. HOWEVER, I need to be done feeling self-conscious about how I look. I am who I am because of the journey I am on. It’s a stressful journey right now. And it becomes evident that this is how I deal with stress. It could be worse, I tell myself. I could be depressed, addicted to alcohol or drugs. I could be negligent with my kids or my husband. I’m not any of that. I enjoy food and I do enjoy a nice glass of wine after a long day. After reading this, I don’t want to be a mermaid! Though I’ll be honest, while my curves will never go away, I would like to be a skinnier whale.
Who’s with me on this?
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