Love yourself today

Date: March 13, 2018

advice

It’s really hard to listen to my friends sometimes. They come on my page, see my photos and say things like “awwww i love this photo. I want to do one just like it… as soon as I lose a few pounds”

Lose a few pounds? Gosh, I hate that sentence. It sounds absolutely ridiculous to me. It actually breaks my heart. I know most of you will be reading this and saying something like “Ya ya whatever, but I still feel this way. I do have pounds to lose … it’s not my fault.” Who is it that thinks that way? Who says that you have to slim down a little more? You say that you have past your prime age? Who says that it’s not your style to get photographed in lingerie?

YOU.

You are saying all those things… Not anyone else. Break free from this bubble that the media has put you in and do it BECAUSE YOU CAN. You don’t have to be a size 2 to be beautiful. You don’t have to have blond hair and be able to wear a shirt cut to there. Even if it’s not with me as your photographer. I don’t care about that. I just want you to feel good in your own skin, TODAY. Not tomorrow, not after you lose these so-called “pounds” you despise so much.

The women that I photograph are just like you. They all feel the same way. You are not alone. Break free from this idea that you are not as pretty as everyone else. The women that you just wished you were probably just thought the same thing while looking at you. You are the ONLY ONE that sees yourself as not good enough. But you are! You are Beautiful, you are sexy and you are awesome!

I got an email a few months back. Although it wasn’t about weight… It went like this.

Hi. My name is S, I am a mother of 3 little boys, all under the age of 4. I am usually home all the time with the kids and to tell you the truth, there are days I feel very down and blah. I would like to do this shoot to lift my spirits, to know that even though I’m a mom of 3 I can still be sexy! I think it would be exciting and fun.

This is S.