Comments on: Who Are You? http://www.holisticwithhumor.com/who-are-you Living Holistically means incorporating all aspects of yourself – your mind, body, spirit, community and environment. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:06:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bella durmiente http://www.holisticwithhumor.com/who-are-you/comment-page-1#comment-14 bella durmiente Sun, 31 May 2009 04:53:48 +0000 http://truequanimity.ianmack.com/?p=192#comment-14 Why can't we all embrace ourselves the way that we are? There's beauty in acknowledging what is and some are so afraid that if they ACCEPT what is then they're saying they won't change. Can't we hold both? This is who I am AND this is who I want to be one day? That's what I try to do. So who am I? I am a dreamer... not good or bad. I just am. I am an artist... in EVERY way. I am deeply passionate - it's in my bones... passionate about the earth and trees, hearts and souls, all creatures, intentions, attention, and love. I love food. Sometimes I hate food. I love moving my body. Sometimes I don't like looking at my body though. I love foreign languages, especially Spanish. My purpose right now is to help all women work with attention, food, and self-love in order to find more joy and freedom in their lives. I am unfinished and yet perfect for this moment. Why can’t we all embrace ourselves the way that we are? There’s beauty in acknowledging what is and some are so afraid that if they ACCEPT what is then they’re saying they won’t change. Can’t we hold both? This is who I am AND this is who I want to be one day? That’s what I try to do.

So who am I?

I am a dreamer… not good or bad. I just am.
I am an artist… in EVERY way.
I am deeply passionate – it’s in my bones… passionate about the earth and trees, hearts and souls, all creatures, intentions, attention, and love.
I love food.
Sometimes I hate food.
I love moving my body.
Sometimes I don’t like looking at my body though.
I love foreign languages, especially Spanish.
My purpose right now is to help all women work with attention, food, and self-love in order to find more joy and freedom in their lives.

I am unfinished and yet perfect for this moment.

]]> By: Mon http://www.holisticwithhumor.com/who-are-you/comment-page-1#comment-13 Mon Sun, 31 May 2009 04:52:46 +0000 http://truequanimity.ianmack.com/?p=192#comment-13 #1 I am a perfectionist which leads to #2 #2 I can be insecure about things and easily discouraged #3 I am very emotional #4 I am very sensitive #5 I am empathetic #6 I can be silly #7 I can be outgoing in certain situations #8 I doubt my gut (I am learning to listen though!) #9 I LOVE to laugh #10 I am very protective of people I love #11 I love to gossip #12 I am an excellent worrier (I am learning to live day to day!) #1 I am a perfectionist which leads to #2
#2 I can be insecure about things and easily discouraged
#3 I am very emotional
#4 I am very sensitive
#5 I am empathetic
#6 I can be silly
#7 I can be outgoing in certain situations
#8 I doubt my gut (I am learning to listen though!)
#9 I LOVE to laugh
#10 I am very protective of people I love
#11 I love to gossip
#12 I am an excellent worrier (I am learning to live day to day!)

]]> By: christine http://www.holisticwithhumor.com/who-are-you/comment-page-1#comment-12 christine Sun, 31 May 2009 04:50:45 +0000 http://truequanimity.ianmack.com/?p=192#comment-12 I wanted to respond to the comment by AC. This was actually sent to me personally, and I asked this person if I could put their comment on here. My reaction to it was interesting, and thought this might be a good opportunity to share. I had not contemplated the idea that someone would take a look at my picture and think, "Who does this woman think she is saying this stuff?" It's funny, because I know there have been plenty of times in my life where I've read or heard something from someone where I thought, "Give me a break. You're [insert here]is perfect! Get over yourself!" But it never crossed my mind that someone else might have this thought about me, because I tend to see all the imperfections when looking at pictures of myself, or worse, that being "photogenic", as I have been told for most of my life, is not a true representation of me. But underneath the knowledge of my imperfections and what I would rather the world not notice about me is the small, yet blooming belief that ALL women are beautiful, including me. Not to disclude you guys, but in a society where women are often judged on their physical appearances, I think this aspect may be a bit more heart-wrenching for us. The whole point of me writing this blog is that I hate that we are surrounded by media that makes us all feel as if we aren't beautiful enough, and therefore not good enough, when the reality is we all have beauty. We all have a physical part of ourselves that we can draw attention to because it accents that beauty. We all have the possibility of an internal sense of beauty that can and WILL radiate on the outside no matter our size, color, physical handicap, or other. I think this is an important process to dissect, and so I thank the person profusely who wrote this. It definitely made me contemplate my work in more ways than one, and that simply takes me farther along in my own journey. I wanted to respond to the comment by AC. This was actually sent to me personally, and I asked this person if I could put their comment on here. My reaction to it was interesting, and thought this might be a good opportunity to share. I had not contemplated the idea that someone would take a look at my picture and think, “Who does this woman think she is saying this stuff?” It’s funny, because I know there have been plenty of times in my life where I’ve read or heard something from someone where I thought, “Give me a break. You’re [insert here]is perfect! Get over yourself!” But it never crossed my mind that someone else might have this thought about me, because I tend to see all the imperfections when looking at pictures of myself, or worse, that being “photogenic”, as I have been told for most of my life, is not a true representation of me.
But underneath the knowledge of my imperfections and what I would rather the world not notice about me is the small, yet blooming belief that ALL women are beautiful, including me. Not to disclude you guys, but in a society where women are often judged on their physical appearances, I think this aspect may be a bit more heart-wrenching for us. The whole point of me writing this blog is that I hate that we are surrounded by media that makes us all feel as if we aren’t beautiful enough, and therefore not good enough, when the reality is we all have beauty. We all have a physical part of ourselves that we can draw attention to because it accents that beauty. We all have the possibility of an internal sense of beauty that can and WILL radiate on the outside no matter our size, color, physical handicap, or other.
I think this is an important process to dissect, and so I thank the person profusely who wrote this. It definitely made me contemplate my work in more ways than one, and that simply takes me farther along in my own journey.

]]> By: AC http://www.holisticwithhumor.com/who-are-you/comment-page-1#comment-11 AC Sun, 31 May 2009 04:49:29 +0000 http://truequanimity.ianmack.com/?p=192#comment-11 Wanted to share that this is great- the other night i watched a horrifying TV program on teenage girls who are getting boob jobs (to have big boobs). It made me really sad that young girls feel so bad about themselves that they are getting cut open and added to. I also want to send out the message that our bodies are beautiful as they are. Good for you for doing this. The only thing that's hard about it is that you're naturally gorgeous, and your photo shows that... I think that's hard for people not quite so fortunate to see. I hope you don't mind me saying this, just thought it might be something to consider. You probably already have.... Wanted to share that this is great- the other night i watched a horrifying TV program on teenage girls who are getting boob jobs (to have big boobs). It made me really sad that young girls feel so bad about themselves that they are getting cut open and added to. I also want to send out the message that our bodies are beautiful as they are. Good for you for doing this. The only thing that’s hard about it is that you’re naturally gorgeous, and your photo shows that… I think that’s hard for people not quite so fortunate to see. I hope you don’t mind me saying this, just thought it might be something to consider. You probably already have….

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.holisticwithhumor.com/who-are-you/comment-page-1#comment-10 Anonymous Sun, 31 May 2009 04:48:31 +0000 http://truequanimity.ianmack.com/?p=192#comment-10 I am a woman I am learning to be happy I am a photographer I am someone who believes in herself some times and not others I am a friend, a sister, a daughter, a grandchild I am excited I am tired I am a good cook I am a woman
I am learning to be happy
I am a photographer
I am someone who believes in herself some times and not others
I am a friend, a sister, a daughter, a grandchild
I am excited
I am tired
I am a good cook

]]> By: Binu http://www.holisticwithhumor.com/who-are-you/comment-page-1#comment-9 Binu Sun, 31 May 2009 04:47:30 +0000 http://truequanimity.ianmack.com/?p=192#comment-9 Loved your article! I came across this after reading yours and thought "how appropriate!" “I must learn to love the fool in me the one who feels too much, talks too much, takes too many chances, wins sometimes and loses often, lacks self-control, loves and hates, hurts and gets hurt, promises and breaks promises, laughs, and cries.” ~ Theodore Isaac Rubin Loved your article! I came across this after reading yours and thought “how appropriate!”

“I must learn to love the fool in me the one who feels too much, talks too much, takes too many chances, wins sometimes and loses often, lacks self-control, loves and hates, hurts and gets hurt, promises and breaks promises, laughs, and cries.” ~ Theodore Isaac Rubin

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