If my body were my lover, I would

Hey ya'll, Julie is going to be a guest on my show, Humanity101 on BlogTalkRadio! Here is a fabulous article she wrote! I would love for you to share your replies about loving your bodies madly---post a comment! Let's fall in love together.

My Body, My Love © 2008
Julie Jordan Scott

I look at my daughters – beautiful young women who amaze me with their grace and strength physically, emotionally and spiritually - and pray they will not bump into the same body-image-issues I have dealt with my entire life.

I remember as a young woman in my early 20's thinking I was limited in who would find me attractive if I wasn't statuesque and athletic, if I wasn't round enough in the right places and flat enough in other places.

I always seemed to have it backwards as far as my body was concerned.

It took a lot of loving from others and finally, a continual awakening in myself to "live the question" as was lead to write thought these words from the prompt my friend, Morgine provided:

"If my body were my lover, I would…"

For someone used to abhoring her body, this whole concept is foreign – yet as I age and become more comfortable with who I am and perhaps a subtle shift in societal norms says... statuesque and athletic is not the only desirable form.

I was surprised (and delighted) when in the free writing exercise these words came up:

Well, my body has been and is my lover – the one who never leaves me, always forgives me, fully supports me – sweet body love.

Maybe it is this realization that allows me the luxurious necessity of massage, an upcoming pedicure, the simple pleasure of clothing my body in lotion or air drying after a shower underneath the ceiling fan on a warm afternoon its breeze softly skimming my skin or letting my other lover drape himself in all of me, every part of me.

My pencil stops writing as I hold onto those images.

I let it.

Sometimes – no, most of the time, my best loving is done wordlessly.

= = =

My freewriting exercise ended sweetly, quietly and confidently.

My body has become my love.

What about you?

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"If my body were my lover, I would…"

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The Gift of Good-bye: Let's Celebrate the Love Now!

I have been employed at a private school in Dallas for 8 years....an administrator for 6 and 2 as a reading comprehension teacher for 10th and 11th graders. These are kids with learning differences---dyslexia, auditory processing, ADHD, etc.

I have had my juniors for 2 yrs in the classroom....

I am a hip teacher---I guess---no florescent lights---floor lamps, bean bags, etc. My primary love is the kids and connecting with them---the curriculum is always secondary and a means to reach my students.

I use music and poetry to connect with my students. They come in before school, lunch, after school----between classes I have to chase them out of my room! Sometimes they try to hide in my room so they can stay there! I am glad my room can be a safe place for them during the day! My classes like the serene environment. They beg me to mediate or teach them my stress reduction mudras or to have a Kumba-ya circle---with some touchy feel-y song!

When I feel down those blasted stairs---I lost a month with them! They emailed and texted me constantly----begging me to come back! I returned last Wed. My precious angels celebrated my return by decorating my room and have pampered me each day. They have carried my purse and my books and laptop to class or my car as I am not supposed to lift more than 2 lbs.

I resigned on Feb. 29th---Leap Day! I took a Leap of Faith and decided to create space in my life for something else to come in! I did not tell my kiddos----I wanted to wait until closer to the end of the year----Well I got my wish!

When I returned with only 7 days of school left, I decided it was not appropriate to walk in after my absence and tell them I was leaving.....So this is finals week and I am saying good-bye to each class. I am drying tears---theirs and mine!

Even my big ole high school boys are sad....One boy said he was getting sick to his stomach thinking about saying good-bye to me and went out in the hall to call his mom! They have written love notes all over my board!

So many times we leave situations in our lives without closure, and when we do, we miss the chance to feel the love that was shared and to know that love you felt and gave was real----that it was received and returned!

So many times, I think we wait to celebrate someone's contribution in our life until they are gone....So I challenge you----don't wait! Celebrate your love each day! Open your heart and give freely----Allow others to do the same to you!

I celebrate you!

In love,
Lonna
We are the ones we have been waiting for!
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Super MAN has entered the picture!

Beloveds,

Who knew that when I fell down and went boom---that I was actually manifesting being allowed to attend a healers and peace retreat! And that while there I would encounter Super MAN!

I took Mandy out of school so that we could venture to Wizard Wells, TX....

First let me explain---I am a single mother with a 10 year-old daughter. I have raised her by herself. Her biological father has never been in her life...and this has caused her to have a void in her life (and I have pretty much shut down my heart where men are concerned!)

Well, we were at the retreat and Super MAN~Daniel~entered the picture!

He carried Mandy on his shoulders when she got to tired on a 4 mile walk to try to find the lake. He took her to the hot tub. But most of all he talked to her and then listened to her! For the first time, I saw my daughter's face glow with the glow of being loved by a male...She would smile that dreamy smile and seemly float when Daniel called and texted her after we left that week-end.

Daniel is a powerful man in his mid-40s with no children of his own. He is a fire walker and taught us both to walk on glass that week-end. Daniel is not only powerful, but he knows how to love and value and support the Divine Feminine. (That walk symbolized for me a deep knowing that I can cautiously move forward in ALL areas of my life---including opening my heart!)

Daniel calls and listens to Mandy. These are not short conversations either. He is not in a rush to get off the call and the energy is not one of duty or obligation, but of real affection.

Mandy was going to a birthday party near his house and he and his girlfriend has prepared a goody bag to give to her. He made the hour drive to our house to eat dinner with us and play Wii. While he was here, he hoisted Mandy up to reach in the drain pipe where she had dropped her watch from the 2nd floor balcony!

Tonight Mandy cuddled up to me and said she was having that Daddy feeling with Daniel. I told her that Daniel was a gift from God so that she could know how it feels to have a man love her! She is at that age developmentally where she should be falling in love and wanting to marry her Daddy. Daniel is modeling to her how a boyfriend should one day treat her. He is giving her a standard of measurement by being interested, genuine and trustworthy....

Not only is Daniel healing Mandy's heart, but also mine! I am seeing that there is a man who can be giving, honest, trustworthy and committed! He is opening my heart too! See he is Super MAN!

I am blessed that Devi is secure enough in her relationship with Super MAN to allow him befriend us for we are truly blessed and my hope is that we can bless him right back!

In love,
Lonna
We are the ones we have been waiting for!

What was I thinking?

Well let me kick off my first blog by saying that I am pecking this out with one hand! I fell down the flight of stairs at work a month ago and broke my wrist and a rib....Yes, a whole flight...Lucky I was not injured worse! I had to have surgery on my wrist and the dr. put a plate in it! Good golly...

People ask me how I managed to fall face first down a flight of stairs...A wonderful friend of mine told me that the angels said that they purposefully pulled the stairs out from under me to get my attention! I needed to learn how to welcome people into my life....be less independent and more interdependent! They wanted me to slow down and have reflection time!

Well...that is what happened for a month I have been laying around healing, thinking, healing and thinking!

I am presently wondering---what was I thinking? On Leap Day---I took a leap of faith and resigned from my teaching position effective at the end of the school year. I have 2 more months of income and then ---poof----nothing....I was following my intuition....My vibrational level no longer matches my work environment...I was led to find a way to live life more authentically who I am 24/7!

I live pay-check to pay-check....I receive no child support or anything else. I said after I resigned that I was either going to sprout wings and fly or fall flat on my face! Well, I have tried the fall flat on my face and I do not want to recreate this experience in my life!

So join me to see how I sprout wings and fly!

I only have 9 more school days until school is out!

Let's increase our faith together as we see how life unfolds for me....I thought I was conscious and was following divine will for mine and Mandy's highest good----Join and watch the magic unfold~

We are the ones we have been waiting for!
Lonna