Reclaiming my fat...

Lick my Arthole by ~EvJones

"Fat is not a bad word. Someone who is fat is not necessarily unhealthy, they do not necessarily hate their bodies, and they certainly know suffering and pain. My body does not discount me as a human being, or as a woman. I am fat, and I stand up for fat humans everywhere; I am reclaiming my fat body, my identity."

an excerpt from "On fat acceptance and fat identity" by salty-salute

Health messages...

at girl in the water by ~Smog88 @deviantart

"Some of the health messages we give create panic. We have to reassure young people that if they do have a weight problem, it doesn't mean that makes them a bad person. We need to encourage people to not just consider physical health, but emotional wellbeing as well." - Austin Hospital's medical director of mental health, Richard Newton

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/national/anti-obesity-panic-blamed-for-new-eating-disorder/story-e6frfkvr-1226268696307#ixzz1ptxgbZqq

Do what you feel...

Noir Nouar

Do what you feel in your heart to be right--for you'll be criticized anyway. - Eleanor Roosevelt

Let the fat fall where it may...

Hilda by Duane Bryers

"Though a heavy weight may be the result of imprudent lifestyle habits or underlying disease in some individuals, there are also many large people who eat sensibly, exercise regularly, and have excellent health readings--and many thin people who don't. Regardless, a low weight--or healthy lifestyle habits--shouldn't be a requisite for respect...

Let's switch our emphasis to encouraging health-promoting behaviors for all, and let the fat fall where it may. Everyone, fat and thin, can reduce their risk for health problems by making good lifestyle choices. It's time for a new peace movement: one that supports people in developing healthy lifestyle habits, regardless of their size. It's called Health at Every Size." - Dr. Linda Bacon (from Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight)

(Dr. Bacon has multi-disciplinary training, including graduate degrees in physiology (specializing in nutrition), psychology, and exercise science. She is committed to educating people on the scientific evidence that underlies our understanding of weight.)

Your vision...

Retrieved from here

“Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.” - Carl Jung

Happiness is a way of travel...

vol25

Hilda by Duane Bryers

We do not believe...

by benjirolee

 

“We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit.”
— E.E. Cummings