tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476570074323535641.post1217015301412578172..comments2023-10-29T03:37:26.327-07:00Comments on All the Birds of This Day: Cells, But Beyond Cells.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13972154757243202192noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476570074323535641.post-56412325237895371362012-03-26T14:19:17.752-07:002012-03-26T14:19:17.752-07:00I have an ongoing conversation in my head about wh...I have an ongoing conversation in my head about what it is to be a woman. I am the YW leader in my branch to one lone young woman. I also just birthed my first daughter. I think often about what I teach them about being a woman. When I was an adolescent and even sometimes still, I really struggled feeling like there was a definite and finite mold to fit. My body would do what nature dictated and then I would use my agency to fit the form. I didn't (and still don't) always listen to my own spirit. There really wasn't room in my scheme. How much more could I love myself and appreciate my womanhood if I weren't busy trying to shove myself into a shape that doesn't entirely fit me?Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03642523393556242157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476570074323535641.post-85610369070878126722012-03-26T08:07:57.345-07:002012-03-26T08:07:57.345-07:00P.S. -- I LOVE the softness and movement of her dr...P.S. -- I LOVE the softness and movement of her dress - such gorgeous art! And the COLORS! I'm just really in love with this.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10958185629844169672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476570074323535641.post-13537643401743283342012-03-26T08:05:36.540-07:002012-03-26T08:05:36.540-07:00Wow, Ash. These are amazing and awesome and haunt...Wow, Ash. These are amazing and awesome and hauntingly familiar thoughts! I'd say more, but the one thing I can think to say right now is, I NEED this print!!! My heart jumped. A real woman and mother in every sense of the word -- my own mother. And interestingly enough, one who always also had a struggle being comfortable with "the womanly things"! Haha! I'll have to tell you some time about that...:)<br /><br />(I'll be ordering soon!)Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10958185629844169672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476570074323535641.post-53290361467634392022012-03-26T07:43:11.823-07:002012-03-26T07:43:11.823-07:00Cuz,
I think you're right about the journey, a...Cuz,<br />I think you're right about the journey, and the fact that it would be amazing if we grasped it all from the beginning. I guess it's a lot to take in from the start! I guess I just wish that back then, and even through a good part of college, I had a better sense of just how awesome everything is. Love you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330873376710071625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476570074323535641.post-43766055204690374212012-03-26T06:07:38.874-07:002012-03-26T06:07:38.874-07:00Cuz, this is wonderful. I miss you lots. I'd l...Cuz, this is wonderful. I miss you lots. I'd like to also add that coming to realize this is amazing and also such a process. I think that the journey in realizing how wonderful women and their bodies are is part of "becoming" a woman, if you will. Does that make sense? I think it's normal and natural to have those silly, embarrassing feelings as you're younger. However, it would in fact be amazing if we grasped onto the fact that our bodies and us as women are awesome and amazing at such a young age. I wonder why we're like that when we're little. Maybe so we'll appreciate our bodies more when we're older? Am I making any sense? I'm typing this with a lot of crazy kids around me and my thoughts aren't coming out clear. XxxoooHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05435284469071236598noreply@blogger.com