"Beauty is not found in perfect symmetry, it is found in grace, power, and simplicity."
I have fallen in love with the enemy. I drink from the vessel which harbors humanity's lust for the material, the superficial, lowest of low on the spiritual totem pole. I joyfully swallow the kryptonite.
Let me explain: I am a martyr for the future of BODYLOVE.
Tara Lynn on the cover of French Elle magazine
My newly realized ardor has shown me the great power of loving the seemingly unlovable. I have learned the craft of engaging what once harmed me, to heal me. What, you wonder, is this philosophers stone of mine?
I have found a daft if not obsessive preoccupation with the burgeoning world of plus-size modeling and plus-size models. These women now grace the covers of fashion magazines, are the subjects of blogs of all variety, star in television commercials and walk high fashion runways. They are women who represent the TRUE average-sized American woman. These are women who have curves and it makes my heart sing to see them represented in the media in all of their perfect real-world glory.
Cover of Italian Vogue June 2011. Models featured here: Tara Lynn, Candice Huffine, Robin Lawley.
As the modeling world opens its doors to full-figured women, the plus-size industry balances on a precipice. I am inspired to be part of the growth of this movement. I am inspired to love that which I had previously imagined unloveable.
Take home message: Take off the blinders and find the Love inside. Do whatever needs to be done to unearth it and let that out. Let that radiate. Your whole world will change. And, very likely, the body will follow accordingly. Great if it does, great if it doesn't. When you are In-Love, these matters are trivial; they take care of themselves.
Do not be bound to the body - move beyond it, and by that I mean rest at ease within it and Live Your Life. Join the party.
One of my favorite plus-size models: Ashley Graham - Top Model, curves advocate, designer and role model for young women.