Did you notice? I did not change anything on BellesPlus in 2 weeks, nor answer any email.
Well I was gone. And when I say I was gone, I WAS GOOOOOONE. Camping. Just camping. I LOVE CAMPING.
This is the only moment that I forget about everything; I am “in the moment”. My “to do list” seems so far away and useless. You don’t even think about your life because..........
YOU DON’T THINK AT ALL!
The only thought I had so far is about you my Plus Size Ladies; Reflecting about body image and weight loss. I feel so good I forget to think about my body.
I JUST LIVE.
I don’t care about how I look as long as I am comfortable to walk around, go to the beach. And I don’t care about exercising because I walk around and go to the beach. And I see a lot of Plus Size Women like me walking the dog and going to the beach with the kids.
Well I was gone. And when I say I was gone, I WAS GOOOOOONE. Camping. Just camping. I LOVE CAMPING.
This is the only moment that I forget about everything; I am “in the moment”. My “to do list” seems so far away and useless. You don’t even think about your life because..........
YOU DON’T THINK AT ALL!
The only thought I had so far is about you my Plus Size Ladies; Reflecting about body image and weight loss. I feel so good I forget to think about my body.
I JUST LIVE.
I don’t care about how I look as long as I am comfortable to walk around, go to the beach. And I don’t care about exercising because I walk around and go to the beach. And I see a lot of Plus Size Women like me walking the dog and going to the beach with the kids.
Actually that’s how I met Susan, at the beach, with her dog.
I had seen her many times around and she caught my attention. She was always active, I never saw her sitting. She was beautiful and natural. That's the type of big beauty I like, natural, not trying to be different, not pretending. Just natural.
I was shy (stupid me) to talk to her, but the last evening I could not go without introducing myself.
Susan was so warm; I instantly regretted to not have talked to her earlier. You can tell by her voice and the way she carries herself that she is a strong woman. She has to, with 4 boys and a dog. You see the island in her back, on the picture? She swam there back and force in the afternoon!
She looked so comfortable in her body, I wonder what she has that a lot of big women don't have? A loving family? a husband who would not want her any different? Or is it just IN HER? Susan, please share your secret with us.
You know what? She made me think about Africa. Over there, I was always surprised that Plus Size women would not look floppy and sad. But that’s because they had to be active, go to the market, walk to visit neighbors. And honestly also because it is a beauty asset to be big there (or used to, I haven’t been in Africa for 16 years).
Maybe that’s what life is about.
Having more of those moments.
Enjoy “being” rather than trying to “fit”.
I have found in my trailer an old magazine (body+soul, September 2007), you know the one that you read over and over, rediscover every year. I was reading an article (When less is more by Cheryl Richardson) where she talks about “addition by substraction” to add more meaning in our life.
“We look to improve our life by adding something: a bigger home, more social engagement, a new passionate hobby. But a high-quality life often has more to do with what we remove. A lot more”.
This is my story of the day.
Catherine LG
Ottawa, July 18, 2009
