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Sisters of “Pink”

Friday, June 19th, 2009

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This story proves that the power of creating our body image revolution lies in social media! Case in point: I met this wonderful, vibrant , fully alive gynecologist named Dr. Lissa Rankin on Twitter. Dr. Lissa is a gem, and one of those women who has mastered using both the left and right sides of her brain. She is amazing… did I tell you just how great I think she is? :) :)

Lissa has created a community called Owning Pink. (You may also know Lissa from her work with Betty Confidential.com and College Candy.com. )

She contacted me because she felt we were sisters of PINKY POWER - both dedicated to helping women learn to love and own their bodies. We simply fell in love and a lifelong friendship has begun - from one single Twitter post! Yes, Twitter!

Lissa is a huge OnePinky fan, and she and I will be holding a workshop in September in Northern CA (you cannot miss it) called “Owning Your Body” and we want all of our Owning Pink and OnePinky sisters to join us!

Listen to what Owning Pink and OnePinky gals have to say about these programs:

“The past year has been a journey of discovery for me. I learned more about who I am and how I want to live my life than I ever imagined was possible. Never had I dreamt that there was so much depth to the universe and so much simplicity all the same. I go through each day with the philosophy that ‘thoughts become things.’ Therefore I simply have to imagine what it is that I want for myself and my life, visualize it, feel it, put an action in place that corresponds with my desires and anything I want is truly possible.”
–Megan of Owning Pink

“The big mental shift I have had since the joining OnePinky.com is the glorious realization that my body is a temple. It is loving, efficient vessel that holds all that is me. After that, health is pretty much a given. Prior to OnePinky.com or attending one of free Laura’s teleclasses on the phone, I took everything about my body for granted. Now it is simply a priority and feel today that it always will be, even though I am still young. I am back to working out regularly because regular exercise and conscious eating are important to and for my temple. Emotionally, there has been an awakening of the knowing that I am beautiful just as I am. NOW. Period. All the time. This prompts me to continually affirm this in my mind and heart. As a result, I AM more Free, Open, Peaceful and happy about my body. There is less judgment, pressure and comparing myself to other women. Whatever path my body is currently on is the right one for me. The time for my heart and body is NOW. Thank you Laura. You are a love.”
–Jennifer of OnePinky

Body Love, Pinky Power… Body Image Revolution… a Love Fest… I am blessed… to live in a time when we can connect at such rapid rates… and blend and support and hold one another’s work and movements.

If you’d like to help get the word out about OnePinky on Twitter, please feel free to do so here! Or tweet @LissaRankin …

Pinky Power! Pinky Promise! Owning Pink! YES!

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A Moment of Truth

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

A PathOnePinky.com member Barb sent in this lovely prose recently, and has granted us permission to share it with the community.

“My Truth”

pain, heartache, anxiety and loss are all life’s way of inviting me to grow
it requires me to name my sorrows,
to identify and explore their cause,
to see their manifestation,
to acknowledge the fear and sadness in my response
to what has become a inconsolable longing inside.

I cannot console what I am not willing to acknowledge;
what I am not willing to name.
I can not know what I am not willing to explore
and I cannot heal what I am not willing to release.

suppressing, hiding, denying, avoiding, minimizing,
pretending and stifling are the architects of
my sorrow, my suffering.
suffering comes from resisting, restraining,
confining.

healing comes from listening, releasing,
letting go, disarming, opening, speaking my truth,
naming what scares me,
exploring the root of my fear(s), telling my stories.

healing comes from presence.
awareness.
a willingness to relinquish
the past.
forgiveness.
healing comes each time I am
present in the moment,
each moment I claim what is true for me.
the moments I speak and write, laugh and cry from my heart
the moments I practice transparency,
the moments I am visible and vulnerable,
the moments I admit I don’t know,
the moments I quit pretending,
the moments I am playful
or serious or tender
the moments I know the difference.
the moments when I trust,
and embrace the complexities of my life and
especially my loves.

I choose the moments,
this moment.
now,
to heal
to be whole
to be authentic
to see the possibilities,
set aside expectations
and to love without conditions.

Thank you so much for sharing, Barb.

Do you have a moment of truth you’d like to share? An “Aha!” moment, an epiphany, or just a quiet realization? Share it here.

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Wisdom From Phil

Monday, May 18th, 2009

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Remember Phil from Australia, who boldly shared his pink-painted pinky picture with the world? He has even more pinky wisdom to share this week.

My Favorite Day of the Week: Chooseday!

As I wake up every morning I realize that everything that I am about to do on this day will be done as a complete choice on my part.

Yes… everything!

Because I realize that, I do my best to choose wisely, and here are some of my favorite choices:

I choose to feel and be perfectly healthy;
I choose to feel and be worthy of respect;
I choose to feel and be happy and full of joy;
I choose to feel and be loved and appreciated;
I choose to feel and be worthy of the best in life;
I choose to feel and be abundant in every aspect of my life;
I choose to feel and be grateful for how I experience life; and
I choose to understand that what I get out of life is in direct proportion to what I contribute to life; and the people in it!

Making a conscious choice to actually feel and be these things is quite empowering, because ultimately it’s our feelings about who we are, and where we’re at in life, which can make all the difference!

We can talk about it and we can think about it, but when we can actually feel it, it becomes a very satisfying part of us.

And, most importantly, it becomes a sustainable part of us!

If we remember that every day CAN be a chooseday, and get into owning our choices from the time we first awake, then we CAN develop new habits of feeling and being more content and satisfied with who and what we are!

Please remember that this is another process which requires practice and patience at times, and the end results are worth the effort!

Practice makes perfect. So, no matter where you are in the world, choose today as the “first day of the rest of your life”, to commit to a practice. You watch, try this everyday and your life will bloom in ways you could not imagine.

Join this community and watch your life change in ways that you could/would not imagine.

It works.

www.OnePinky.com

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Patience and Wisdom

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

patienceLisa, a dear OnePinky.com Body Image Revolution member, shared this with me and I wanted to share it with you all.

Patience and wisdom are crucial components in the Body Image Mastery program. Many people expect change overnight. If I could wave my magic wand and POOF your troubles would go away, believe me I would… in fact, I have a magic wand on my desk and I wave it all the time, praying for it to bring light and patience down on my students.

What I can promise is that YOU can make your troubles go away by changing your thoughts, your perspective, and your story.

I know and you know that change is an inside job. It must come from inside of you, not inside of me…and it will if you stay with the inner work.

Take a look at these two! Which one are you? The one who digs in, unafraid and always ready for more? Or always sitting on the sidelines, watching someone else get what you want, afraid to reach out and grab it?

Share your stories here in the comments section.

Today, can you pinky promise to be patient with yourself? Can you promise to listen to the wisdom of your body as it guides you throughout the day and tells you what it needs?

I think that this dog has that patience. And this skunk has that wisdom. Perhaps together they would make a pretty good team…

Just like you and your body.

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Barbie: Tales From the Darkside

Friday, May 8th, 2009

This came in from across the pond and we had to share it with you. A cross between Silence of the Lambs and Miss Congeniality, this darker side of Barbie is a must-see:
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Ann Vincent, an incredible artist and subscriber, sent in this amazing piece of Barbie allegory from her collection. Ann, like many OnePinky members, is “disturbed by the media’s obsession with perfect looking females.” To combat this, Ann says, “I make art to fight back in my own small way using a fat Barbie as my central character. I attach an example.”

Thank you, Ann, for your artistic vision—and for the nightmares sure to come!

And thank you to OnePinky.com sister Sara, for researching and finding some far-out Barbies such as these:

Sara writes, “The real nightmare, of course, is that Barbie represents a world that is not only virtually unattainable, but also one that is simply unhealthy. By giving young girls—who still have a hard time distinguishing between reality and fantasy, no less—the idea that women should look like this, Barbie can create damage that lasts a lifetime.

“Of course, there have been some controversial Barbies that have made us laugh at just how ludicrous they are—or just how badly they failed! “The Birds” Barbie, “Oreo” Barbie, Pooping Dog Barbie, and others may all make us laugh until our sides hurt just because of their sheer idiocy and/or offensiveness—but these are actually real dolls.

“This means that real girls played with them and took lessons from them that were far from accurate.

“Perhaps one of the most disturbing Barbies was her pregnant friend, ‘Midge.’ Nine months pregnant, ‘Midge’ not only makes pregnancy right only when wearing a wedding ring; she also proves what even supermodels with trainers cannot—that immediately after pregnancy, Mommy can have one smokin’ bod.”

Did you or your children draw any unrealistic views of the world from Barbie or her friends?

Or do you think that Barbie is not as harmful as many people believe?

We want to hear from you!

Share your comments here.

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