Lately I have been thinking about vanity and how it seems to be emerging from an archetypal need in us all to serve the Lover we all collectively embody.
Be it the shaving of unnecessary body fur, a nip or a tuck, or our beautiful new tattoo, we love to show it. I say admit it or never where heals or bangles again.
Why not celebrate the narcissist in us all, lest we be ravaged by our subconscious to love ourselves or worse yet envy others.
As I have regained my authentic metabolism and my body has reemerged from the folds of love and peach cobbler, When I look at it in the mirror I can celebrate it and strive to serve it in a way that was before unknown to me.
When we look our spirit in the eye. do we not want it to shine in radiant beauty? So is it a shame to celebrate the same in our bodies?
Can you fully admit your vanity and celebrate it for all that it is, and from whence that self love emerges?
Be it the shaving of unnecessary body fur, a nip or a tuck, or our beautiful new tattoo, we love to show it. I say admit it or never where heals or bangles again.
Why not celebrate the narcissist in us all, lest we be ravaged by our subconscious to love ourselves or worse yet envy others.
As I have regained my authentic metabolism and my body has reemerged from the folds of love and peach cobbler, When I look at it in the mirror I can celebrate it and strive to serve it in a way that was before unknown to me.
When we look our spirit in the eye. do we not want it to shine in radiant beauty? So is it a shame to celebrate the same in our bodies?
Can you fully admit your vanity and celebrate it for all that it is, and from whence that self love emerges?
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Re: I'm so vain
Tue, March 13, 2007 - 9:33 AMbeauty is an essential nature of the universe to me, and adorning my body with love is part of how i express my artistic nature. vanity? perhaps a little, but more of a passion for what is beautiful and good.
i don't consider myself vain or narcissistic, though -- simply aesthetically tuned in. everything looks better when seen through an artists' eye.
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Re: I'm so vain
Tue, March 13, 2007 - 9:42 AMIt's practically inhuman to not acknowledge the power of the Gaze upon ourselves and how we allow it to assign value.
This is the connection for me when I read H. P. Lovecraft's "The Outsider" and Nancy Friday's "The Power of Beauty".
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Re: I'm so vain
Tue, March 13, 2007 - 12:33 PMIn his book, "Isle of the Dead", Roger Zelazny postulated that Beauty (not money) was the root of all evil. From beauty comes desire, the need for cash, and the insanely evil plans necessary to acquire capital in order to achieve more beauty. I don't know if I agree with that, but it was a pretty convincing argument.
For myself, I will only say that Nature bestowed upon me a pretty good face and frame, and only constant maintenance (exercise, vitamins, good diet, etc.) enables me to maintain near-peak performance. Of course, from such maintenance comes the joys of the adrenaline rush, and the high endorphins. A reasonable trade-off, I think.
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Re: I'm so vain
Tue, March 13, 2007 - 4:59 PMI think it's all about priorities and how seriously we take things. I am totally excited by how cute my hair is lately...but when I have a bad hair day I just pull it back and remind myself that people probably don't notice anyway. It's a fun thing as is painting my toe nails and finding a cute shirt...as long as it's fun and about expressing myself...and NOT about my value then it's all good. It's when people confuse looks with value that it becomes a problem either by thinking it makes them more valuable or less, either way is feeding the monster of shallow crap.
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Re: I'm so vain
Tue, March 13, 2007 - 6:44 PM"I say admit it or never where heals or bangles again."
This is cute! I like that Never Where can Heal and Bangle, too!
I also love heels and bangles....and love to wear them dancing.
