Identity is tricky. In fact, I had to look up the definition to make sure I would not write about the wrong thing. (The characteristics determining the fact or being who…
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“It’s not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life, it’s what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!” – Robert T. Kiyosaki Self-talk is your…
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I’ve always thought it was the most wonderful thing, to be able to win the affection of others. There’s something magical in the feeling of knowing that I’ve won someone over,…
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With all these articles around the internet and magazines on how to love and respect yourself, it’s easy to think that these two are the solution to most of our problems.…
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Glimmering shafts of sunlight sift through my half-opened blinds, alighting my walls in dancing golden beams. Birdsong fills the air, interspersed with the dull roar of an occasional car passing by.…
![🌿 "While at work the other day, a middle-aged male guest asked me, “What sport do you do, Tayllor?” as his greeting, to which I responded “I ran track, the 400m.”⠀
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“Ah, my niece plays for [insert university name here], and I could tell you were an athlete, you have that look.”⠀
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I thanked him, and he looked surprised and said, “Most girls don’t like hearing that.” I said back, “I am proud of the body I’ve worked so hard for and what I have.”⠀
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It's comments like this that grieve me, the social constructs around athleticism and body types for both men and women, that a man would assume I’d be ashamed or embarrassed by my athletic body, because I'm a woman.⠀
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I believe that each of us is strong in our own way, and in those strengths, we should celebrate ourselves and each other." 💚⠀
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Words + image by our friend, @taylloralissa⠀
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Comment with a 💪🏽 if this message resonates with you. It sure does with us. 👏🏼 #thefreewoman](http://scontent-sit4-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/c0.134.1080.1080/21433475_647588708770874_2380882191023341568_n.jpg "🌿 \"While at work the other day, a middle-aged male guest asked me, “What sport do you do, Tayllor?” as his greeting, to which I responded “I ran track, the 400m.”⠀
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“Ah, my niece plays for [insert university name here], and I could tell you were an athlete, you have that look.”⠀
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I thanked him, and he looked surprised and said, “Most girls don’t like hearing that.” I said back, “I am proud of the body I’ve worked so hard for and what I have.”⠀
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It's comments like this that grieve me, the social constructs around athleticism and body types for both men and women, that a man would assume I’d be ashamed or embarrassed by my athletic body, because I'm a woman.⠀
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I believe that each of us is strong in our own way, and in those strengths, we should celebrate ourselves and each other.\" 💚⠀
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Words + image by our friend, @taylloralissa⠀
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Comment with a 💪🏽 if this message resonates with you. It sure does with us. 👏🏼 #thefreewoman")
