“The core of your
true self
is never lost.
Let go of all the
pretending and
the becoming
you’ve done just
to belong.
Curl up with your
rawness and come home.
You don’t have to
find yourself;
you just have to
let yourself in.”
― D. Antoinette Foy
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My True Self
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This image is possibly one of my most favourite ever self-portraits I have ever taken. It is also one of the rawest, vulnerable shots I have posted too because apart from the black and white filter you are just getting me. If you zoom in, you can see all the water droplets on me and I am at my happiest in warm water.
I usually don’t post straight on body shots, because I really am not so keen on my scars. Scars from my latest operation are very visible in this shot. The pudge in my belly makes one of them really pop and I really hated it until I saw this shot. But it is me. Body hair, scars, pudge…
My beautiful, loving, and ‘I want to jump his bones every minute’ husband has helped me understand that each of those scars matters and they don’t make my body less beautiful.
This wonderful community has helped me be proud of my body.
So I am raising a glass to acceptance. Raising a glass to freedom, raising a glass to being me, and raising a glass to you. Thank you for helping me be proud of who I am. <3 Xx
“Raise a glass to freedom, Something they can never take away.”
~ Lin-Manuel Miranda
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This shot was taken the same day
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13 Comments
Blimey LSB, you look like why the riot started!
Seriously… well done you for posting this. My bod also has many scars, some surgical. I took a lot for me to post ‘honest’ pics on the old blog.
Gorgeous. Bravery is sexy. So is a water soaked black and white shot 🙂 you look lovely
He’s right, just a part of being. I think a very sexy being, btw.
Love, Love, Love this!!!!! <3
You are so beautiful LSB each mark and part of you builds your beauty.
Stunning shot.
Missy x
I agree with Missy, each mark just adds to your beauty, inside and out.
What a stunning image. I love the wet shirt concealing and revealing. There is nothing about your body that isn’t beautiful x
You are SO beautiful and sexy
Molly
This is absolutely stunning! I don’t even have any other words to describe it. Beauty and truth in every detail.
This is so beautiful, YOU are so beautiful. And I agree with your hubby, scars tell the story of our lives so they are very much who we are.
You look so sexy and fabulous! A wonderful selfie. Stay safe!
I appreciate your vulnerability and this photo is incredibly sexy
This is a wonderfully sensual and vulnerable image. You are beautiful.