tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post6420932517221020136..comments2023-10-26T20:05:14.669+07:00Comments on intrepid flame: Self-Portrait: Imperfectly ThinJabizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15060918134697370964noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post-67605850616051311532006-10-11T05:01:00.000+07:002006-10-11T05:01:00.000+07:00Kudos. Here's to comfort sticking!Kudos. Here's to comfort sticking!edawnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11224166551093132263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post-81193714444455990702006-10-06T16:32:00.000+07:002006-10-06T16:32:00.000+07:00This is stunning! (I linked to your post in mine, ...This is stunning! (I linked to your post in mine, cause you really put words on my feelings). Very wise and insightful...<br /><br />I didn't post a picture of my body because the point isn't really me being fat, skinny or "normal", it's more about not being happy with the body I have. But I'm working on it, so maybe one day... :)Linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00760331257570573374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post-65385523851916680992006-10-05T09:38:00.000+07:002006-10-05T09:38:00.000+07:00Very honest and beautiful-the piuc and the post.Very honest and beautiful-the piuc and the post.Colorsonmymindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424878757140605099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post-58961104307061573422006-10-04T03:39:00.000+07:002006-10-04T03:39:00.000+07:00First, awesome picture. Very, very well-done.
Sec...First, awesome picture. Very, very well-done.<br /><br />Second, you climbed into my brain with some of your thoughts. I was always wickedly skinny. I shot up to 5' 8" but weighed only a mere 100 lbs. (from eighth grade until just a few years ago, I was that weight). NOTHING made me gain until I got pregnant. Unfortunately, I walked out of the hospital both times looking about the same as I did pre-pregnancies. 100 lbs. seemed to be what I was going to weigh forever. It was brutal to overhear comments from adults, as well as my peers, that made me feel like a freak of nature. And to be confronted with obnoxious questions like, "Do you have anorexia?" was downright painful. I always felt like everyone was watching to see how much I ate. Why no one could understand that it was simply how God made me was depressing. I never did quite come to terms and accept my appearance, and I believe it was because I let the rude remarks overwhelm me. I also lost sight of the fact that I was extremely healthy, so my weight was really a nonissue.<br /><br />Ah, but I finally gained weight these past several years, and I have the curves I always wanted. Age does have its benefits. Yay!Bedazzzled1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00657328701711167431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post-54310551230299345292006-10-04T00:24:00.000+07:002006-10-04T00:24:00.000+07:00that was bohemian girl up above, btw...that was bohemian girl up above, btw...boho girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03831320334520839164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post-74804010010081544352006-10-04T00:22:00.000+07:002006-10-04T00:22:00.000+07:00"I realized that a “good” body is one that matches..."I realized that a “good” body is one that matches the soul it houses."<br /><br />I love this...so beautiful. Your portrait is absolutely gorgeous and your story so moving. I have dealt with the opposite issue most of my life and resonate with your path to "acceptance of self".<br /><br />Thank you for being raw here. I hope many people read this as it is an inspiration to many.<br /><br />Love to you and your lovely wife and girl.boho girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03831320334520839164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post-89266277187272485032006-10-03T22:45:00.000+07:002006-10-03T22:45:00.000+07:00Though a pretty new reader to your blog and to SPC...Though a pretty new reader to your blog and to SPC, I am always checking in to see what you'll do with the theme as well. Since January, I've been ill and have lost 40 pounds or so. Whenever I hear how "great" I look, I think about my continually emerging ribcage and my hipbones...how my body has been failing me...and how bizzare that "sickness" looks good to others in this society. I cannot eat without pain, so your meditation on thinness and what it means was beautifully timed. Thank you for looking at this...and sharing it.Left-handed Trees...https://www.blogger.com/profile/06057727021295729384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post-75606007065846311652006-10-03T20:39:00.000+07:002006-10-03T20:39:00.000+07:00Great post and picture, BZ. Always look forward t...Great post and picture, BZ. Always look forward to seeing what you're going to do next.Jeremy Stockwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588877690446354814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post-70850565619597003452006-10-03T20:15:00.000+07:002006-10-03T20:15:00.000+07:00you look pretty good to me, monkey:)you look pretty good to me, monkey:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07755878114919481349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post-39580189897521200362006-10-03T18:50:00.000+07:002006-10-03T18:50:00.000+07:00Great portrait, beautiful. But I have to say that ...Great portrait, beautiful. But I have to say that my first thoughts on reading your post this morning were, if only I had that problem... So I let that thought pass because you are so right in what you say about wishing to have what you don't and learning to live in your own body. Yes indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post-6502236577520499942006-10-03T04:34:00.000+07:002006-10-03T04:34:00.000+07:00This is so honest and real. I can relate and have ...This is so honest and real. I can relate and have been astonished it my life what people will say to a thin person... I can't begin to count the amount of times someone has made some comment about my size.<br /><br />Do you ever eat?<br /><br />You must exercise like mad!<br /><br />Are you anorexic?<br /><br />So I am pleased that you took a an authentic look at this and such bona fide picture.Mrs. Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12330950112689482080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post-17523285290629043572006-10-03T04:14:00.000+07:002006-10-03T04:14:00.000+07:00stunning photgraph! and don't you love that other...stunning photgraph! and don't you love that other people feel so free to comment on our weight..i do it right back and they are truly stunned and don't do it again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post-49951777668540784252006-10-03T04:12:00.000+07:002006-10-03T04:12:00.000+07:00Another excellent portrait BZ. I have taken the li...Another excellent portrait BZ. I have taken the liberty of linking to your blog. Great tattoos btw.. Mine seem lame by comparison!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post-78579994067699182762006-10-03T03:35:00.000+07:002006-10-03T03:35:00.000+07:00love love love love love thislove love love love love thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post-51147358713985769772006-10-03T02:05:00.000+07:002006-10-03T02:05:00.000+07:00I can relate. I have come from feeling like a stra...I can relate. I have come from feeling like a stranger in my skin to feeling at peace. I really believe you can see the inner beauty in a person, and <i>that</i> is what counts. <br /><br />I remember being called into the nurses station, they wanted to measure my wrists and waist. They suspected that I was starving myself. I have never felt so singled out. Obviously, I have moved on since then but, it is still vivid.Uber Merhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02472000912558768787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post-11323618215510719322006-10-03T01:07:00.000+07:002006-10-03T01:07:00.000+07:00See - amazing. People get on my case when I'm too...See - amazing. People get on my case when I'm too thin, but you certainly can't find fault with the pics with less fat. My weight has yo-yo'd since highschool.. and it makes me sad that too thin is always better in the end.<br /><br />I'm really glad that you came out of this with a more positive feeling about your body. The picture is beautiful.hollibobollihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620733762809711175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post-21454599662920075882006-10-02T23:16:00.000+07:002006-10-02T23:16:00.000+07:00As always, stunning photos and provoking words. Le...As always, stunning photos and provoking words. Let's see what I can pull up this month now...Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704656125516407892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post-64794894783155008892006-10-02T18:29:00.000+07:002006-10-02T18:29:00.000+07:00I can almost see through your tatoos and under you...I can almost see through your tatoos and under your skin, so bare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post-42131131477591685872006-10-02T11:19:00.000+07:002006-10-02T11:19:00.000+07:00Once again I loved reading your post.
Thank you...Once again I loved reading your post. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing.Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04661295890999779840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post-18988011713466098572006-10-02T09:24:00.000+07:002006-10-02T09:24:00.000+07:00Gorgeous photo... The lighting is perfect. And yo...Gorgeous photo... The lighting is perfect. And you look great.<br /><br />And another amazing post to go with it... <br /><br />Such honesty. Made me want to look inside myself and find the same confidence you have acquired... I wish I could feel as comfortable in my skin, as you do in yours.<br /><br />This month is going to be hard for me... But you've given me encouragement by your open and honest account of how you feel about your own body.delectualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354635543795456573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post-82553004870102544042006-10-02T08:51:00.000+07:002006-10-02T08:51:00.000+07:00A wonderfully honest and open post with a beautifu...A wonderfully honest and open post with a beautiful photograph to match.Blondiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08726153633438333682noreply@blogger.com