AT THE GEM SHOW
Wandering through miles of rocks
Rough from the ground
Polished and smooth
Cut into gleaming facets
I watch everyone
ooh and ahh
They admire the unique shapes
The nuances of colors
Oddities and one of a kinds
Are even more sought after
What has come from the earth
Is revered here
Admired
Valued
And yet
When these same women
Go home
And look in the mirror
They often don’t admire their shape
They don’t think they’re one of a kind
Magnificent
They don’t value
The immense wonder
Of their natural selves
They don’t see
Their curves and rolls
As worth cherishing
What if
Really
What if
You looked in the mirror
And saw
Every facet
Every stretch mark
Every roll
Every wobble
Every wrinkle
Every scar
Every cell
As wondrous
As a rare gem
Because you are.
~ Nina Manolson
NinaManolson.com
Nina Manolson, MA, is the founder of Body-Peace®.She helps women end the war with food and body and finally feel truly at home in their body—as it is.
She is known for her deeply feminist, anti-diet, body-peace® approach. She brings her 30 years of experience as a therapist, Body-Trust® Guide and Psychology of Eating Teacher to helping women create a respectful and trusting relationship with their food and body.
Nina’s Body-Peace® work is all in service of helping people get off the diet roller-coaster, and into a compassionate and powerful way of eating & living which creates a positive long-lasting change in and with their bodies. Her courses, coaching, poems and Body-Peace APP positively change the conversation that women are having with their body.
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