Tag: body liberation
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Losing My Religion
Reflections on Shuffle-Play (the thing where I write a reflection inspired by a song from that day’s run) Dieting is so much like a religion. Think about it: It’s common in religions to have lists of actions that are permissible to do and not permissible to do. Diets are entirely made up of those kinds…
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You’re My Best Friend
Reflections on Shuffle-Play (where I write each day inspired by a song from that morning’s run) I’m not at my Shiny Glittery Most excellent Very Best State of Being Today. Not even close. Pretty sure if I were to step On the scale today It would say I weigh One thousand pounds. I don’t want…
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She’s a Beauty
Reflections on Shuffle-Play (a daily exercise to write a reflection based on a song from my morning run) What antagonizes me is all the mental energy I have given it over the years. Even though I have worked hard to battle it, still, whenever anything is wrong or upsetting in life, my first reaction is…
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Extraordinary
Reflections on Shuffle-Play Extraordinary by Liz Phair In the church basement we are collecting items for the next rummage sale. It’s a fun time of year as all sorts of interesting items show up. There are tons of Halloween decorations and Christmas decorations, old bookshelves, lamps, a nativity set, immense amounts of clothes and dishware,…