Goddesses

I have been working on my goddess workshop that I am taking with Suzi Blu. I have always loved the stories of the goddesses. I remember reading about it in college. Gaia, mother earth, and women were sacred because they could make life just like mother earth. Family lines were matrilineal (mother) not patrilineal(father). That makes sense to me because we give birth to the baby. It is definitely our child. Yet, I took my husband's last name and I am okay with that because I am a strong woman. I respect our culture but believe in quiet change. I teach my children to be kind and caring, but to also know that they are important. I don't know if that makes sense in words but I know how I feel.

Okay so this is my Aphrodite page. Goddess of Love. Love of self and others. She is sensual comfortable in her body. I would say I am pretty comfortable in my body. I do wish I could lose a few pounds, but I am not putting my life on hold waiting for it. I buy clothes I like right now. They are not clothes that don't fit because I will lose ten pounds and then fit into them. Live in the now. We don't know what our future is going to bring, but I do know that I am not getting any younger or better looking so I will work with what I have right now.

I have come to this realization in the last few years. I would see pictures of myself from a few years back that I remember just hating it when I first saw it, but now I think, " I don't look so bad. Why was I so hard on myself?" That was when it hit me to just be kind to myself. We are always changing(for better or worse) so just give yourself a break and be happy for your health, shiny hair, pretty eyes, great legs, great voice, whatever...Just love yourself! Be Aphrodite!