Guest guest Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 The song that reminds me about my IE journey is Pilgrim by Enya. - Katcha > > I discovered a great, inspirational song today: " More Beautiful You " by ny . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Great post Dawn!! I could relate to a lot of what you said. I'm 32 and single too. Some days it feels like I'm the only person I know who is single anymore. All my friends and family are married or engaged it seems. Somedays I think the same way you do...I need to lose weight or noone will ever be interested in me. But most days, I'm able to realize that the right guy is out there somewhere and I'm gonna find him someday and it won't matter if I'm overweight or not. He'll love me anyway just as I am. So I keep on working on myself...learning IE and exercising...not to lose weight but to make myself a healthier person...mentally and physically. To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 9:45:56 PMSubject: More Beautiful You I discovered a great, inspirational song today: "More Beautiful You" by ny . Whether or not you're into Christian rock, it will touch your heart. I actually heard a snippet of a radio interview with ny . The verses start with the phrases "Little girl 14" and "Little girl 21," and he said he often has women come up to him and say, "You could have said 'little girl 54' and it would have fit me perfectly!"You can listen to it at www.myspace. com/johnnydiaz if you want to. Or, read the lyrics here: http://klove. com/lyrics/ lyrics.asp? 2958At the end of the second verse there's a quote that hits me right at the soul of my insecurities: "But I can promise you, there's a man whose love is true, and he'll treat you like the jewel you are."I currently find myself to be the last of my high school friends not married or engaged, and even though I'm only 27, this bothers me more than I would like to admit. I settle for not-so-nice guys because I can't imagine that a good guy would ever look in my direction. It's like my options are either settling for less, or being alone. In fact, in the past few months since the end of my last relationship, I've had a pretty big breakthrough and really firmed up the decision that if I can't have a good guy, I want to be alone. I would rather be single than end up with someone I know is not so wonderful.I find myself thinking I should diet and workout and "be skinny" so that I can be worthy of a great guy. But the thing is, the guy that I would like to believe God has for me, will be everything I need when I least deserve it, will find me irresistable when I feel most unattractive. I don't need to reach a certain weight on the scale before I can be "worthy" of a good guy. I don't even need to fix everything on the inside, that I'm working so hard on right now! If he's the man God has meant for me, he will look at me and see good in me even if I can't see it in myself.The point is, this journey, both on the outside AND the inside, needs to be for me. The right guy will not look at me and see a "defective product," so to speak. He won't back away and wait until I'm "not broken anymore," or if he does, he's not the right guy. It will happen or it won't, that's up to God. But either way, I want to live with MYSELF in peace with food and peace with my body. "More Beautiful You" is all about the fact that whether I'm blonde or brunette, pale or dark, tall or short, curly or straight, I've been made just this way. This body isn't a mistake, this is exactly what He meant to do. I might not feel like myself or look like myself right now, but if I would "see through the eyes of a little girl," I would eat that way, and exercise that way, and be whatever size and shape I'm supposed to be. Yahoo! Canada Toolbar : Search from anywhere on the web and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Dawn & Kipkabob, You two couldn't have said it better. I so wish other girls/women could feel the same we do. I too am single (divorced) and would so much rathar be alone than with a man that doesn't treat me the way I deserve and accept me for who I am. My son,16, who really has a very giving, caring heart, really likes this girl. But she is interested in a " bad boy " type of guy and my son is really struggeling with the fact that she is choosing this bad guy who doesn't treat her very well over him, who treats her like gold. I also had lunch yesterday with a life time friend who's husband, 20 yrs younger than her, has left her for another woman. She is already talking about dating some other guys. And her comments were, " I'm going to work out 1 hr every day " and as she shared a dessert with me, " I'll diet tomorrow " . Her whole identity is wraped up on what men see in her (or don't see). It's all just so sad that other women can't see how precious, beautiful and perfect they are, just the way are. I'd say we got it going, and we will be blessed - one day, some day...with a man that loves us just the way we are! Alana > > Great post Dawn!! I could relate to a lot of what you said. I'm 32 and single too. Some days it feels like I'm the only person I know who is single anymore. All my friends and family are married or engaged it seems. Somedays I think the same way you do...I need to lose weight or noone will ever be interested in me. But most days, I'm able to realize that the right guy is out there somewhere and I'm gonna find him someday and it won't matter if I'm overweight or not. He'll love me anyway just as I am. So I keep on working on myself...learning IE and exercising...not to lose weight but to make myself a healthier person...mentally and physically. > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 9:45:56 PM > Subject: More Beautiful You > > > I discovered a great, inspirational song today: " More Beautiful You " by ny . Whether or not you're into Christian rock, it will touch your heart. I actually heard a snippet of a radio interview with ny . The verses start with the phrases " Little girl 14 " and " Little girl 21, " and he said he often has women come up to him and say, " You could have said 'little girl 54' and it would have fit me perfectly! " > > You can listen to it at www.myspace. com/johnnydiaz if you want to. Or, read the lyrics here: http://klove. com/lyrics/ lyrics.asp? 2958 > > At the end of the second verse there's a quote that hits me right at the soul of my insecurities: > > " But I can promise you, there's a man whose love is true, and he'll treat you like the jewel you are.. " > > I currently find myself to be the last of my high school friends not married or engaged, and even though I'm only 27, this bothers me more than I would like to admit. I settle for not-so-nice guys because I can't imagine that a good guy would ever look in my direction. It's like my options are either settling for less, or being alone. > > In fact, in the past few months since the end of my last relationship, I've had a pretty big breakthrough and really firmed up the decision that if I can't have a good guy, I want to be alone. I would rather be single than end up with someone I know is not so wonderful. > > I find myself thinking I should diet and workout and " be skinny " so that I can be worthy of a great guy. But the thing is, the guy that I would like to believe God has for me, will be everything I need when I least deserve it, will find me irresistable when I feel most unattractive. I don't need to reach a certain weight on the scale before I can be " worthy " of a good guy. I don't even need to fix everything on the inside, that I'm working so hard on right now! If he's the man God has meant for me, he will look at me and see good in me even if I can't see it in myself. > > The point is, this journey, both on the outside AND the inside, needs to be for me. The right guy will not look at me and see a " defective product, " so to speak. He won't back away and wait until I'm " not broken anymore, " or if he does, he's not the right guy. It will happen or it won't, that's up to God. But either way, I want to live with MYSELF in peace with food and peace with my body. > > " More Beautiful You " is all about the fact that whether I'm blonde or brunette, pale or dark, tall or short, curly or straight, I've been made just this way. This body isn't a mistake, this is exactly what He meant to do. I might not feel like myself or look like myself right now, but if I would " see through the eyes of a little girl, " I would eat that way, and exercise that way, and be whatever size and shape I'm supposed to be. > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers and share what you know at http://ca.answers.yahoo.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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