I love Mermaids, but still, I'd rather be a whale!

Seriously though, I really like the idea of being reincarnated as one my favorite species with whom we share this fascinating planet, as an Orca (killer whale). The following positive body-image message as been on the Internet for awhile now, but my hubby discovered it recently and sent it to me so I thought it might be recirculating the net again, in which case, I am happy to help spread this message. I highlighted my favorite part in bold.

 A while back, at the entrance of a gym, there was a picture of a very thin and b...eautiful woman. The caption was "This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?"

The story goes, a woman (of clothing size unknown) answered the following way:

"Dear people, whales are always surrounded by friends (dolphins, seals, curious humans), they are sexually active and raise their children with great tenderness.

They entertain like crazy with dolphins and eat lots of prawns. They swim all day and travel to fantastic places like Patagonia, the Barents Sea or the coral reefs of Polynesia.

They sing incredibly well and sometimes even are on cds. They are impressive and dearly loved animals, which everyone defend and admires.

Mermaids do not exist.

But if they existed, they would line up to see a psychologist because of a problem of split personality: woman or fish?

They would have no sex life and could not bear children.

Yes, they would be lovely, but lonely and sad.

And, who wants a girl that smells like fish by his side?

Without a doubt, I'd rather be a whale.

At a time when the media tells us that only thin is beautiful, I prefer to eat ice cream with my kids, to have dinner with my husband, to eat and drink and have fun with my friends.

We women, we gain weight because we accumulate so much wisdom and knowledge that there isn't enough space in our heads, and it spreads all over our bodies.
We are not fat, we are greatly cultivated.

Every time I see my curves in the mirror, I tell myself: "How amazing am I ?! "

Beauty comes in many sizes. (Of course it's important to remember that most of these photos are taken by a professional, photoshopped, hair and makeup perfect. I'm sure these ladies look a bit different when lounging at home.)

[caption id="attachment_369" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="French model Tara Lynn"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_371" align="aligncenter" width="353" caption="Salma Hayek, representing us petite beauties (and busty!) at 5'0"."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_370" align="aligncenter" width="374" caption="The Naked Yogini, Kathryn Budig, for Toe Sox"][/caption]

 

Cora Wen, the beautiful, self-proclaimed YogaCrone!

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