The Thickness
yes, I stole this from you Ms. Keena. Sorry girl, it was the bomb!
I'm not the thickest of most, but I'm WAY thicker that I have ever been. I'm still 5'1 or 5'2 and my weight used to stay between 115-120. Now, I'm 140lbs. It sometimes depresses me but, listening to this poem had me thinking about what bigger women go through on a day-to-day basis, and even sometimes throughout their entire life. Then my mind switched gears and I suddenly began to compare myself to the words that Miss Scott spoke.
She’s been degraded, exploited, NOT celebrated,
Saturated with self hatred
It's so true. No matter who you are, what you look like, skin complextion....many of us women have felt degraded. We've felt explioted and used. I'm sure many of us experienced that feeling where we weren't celebrated when we've worked so hard to keep what was ours. And little do we know when we settle for less, our actions is caused by our self hatred. We always want something a little more or a little less than what we have. We should thankful with what we're given. If you're big and healthy, be happy. If you're small and healthy, be happy as well. I wish I would have heard this song a long time ago. Maybe it would have saved me from a world of trouble that I went through. Sometimes, I wish I had the mentality that I have now, back then. But then, I wouldn't be as careful. I would not be as wise and I don't think I would have been as strong as I am today.
Thanks Keena for letting my "borrow" the video! You're the best twin, ever!