Thursday, August 8, 2013

this is my truth



 The Beauty of Different

"I don’t wear a bra, make-up or proper shoes with dresses. I no longer shave anything, eat meat, own a TV or read newspapers. My teeth are crooked, not white. My skin is dry and sun damaged. My butt is dimply and my tummy curvy. I am skinny, hyper and fidgety. I talk loud, cuss like a sailor and drink red wine. I am beautiful, different and bold. Naturist, spontaneous, curious, wild and free. She is me, I love me." Deb Taylor  { and I refuse to Photoshop edit away my wrinkly neck }
I am becoming the woman I've wanted, grey at the temples, 
soft body, delighted, cracked up by life with a laugh 
that's known bitter but, past it, got better, 
knows she's a survivor...that whatever comes, 
she can outlast it. 
I am becoming a deep weathered basket
Jayne Relaford Brown



as I continue to weather, age and get a bit rusty and crusty...
will you join me at She is Three where I continue 
to peel away and expose the layers of my truth 
as I  step into my whole being !

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18 comments:

Anonymous said...

this is all so delicious and makes me want to hug you.
xo

Christine said...

Amazing, Deb. Light and beauty, all.

Anonymous said...

i-so-love-this.

Unknown said...

Beautiful and fits me perfectly. I love that poem by Jayne Relaford Brown. Have that on a plaque with the picture "The Blue Nude."

Carrie Van Horn said...

"A deep weathered basket"....i love that! You have shown that growing older is a beautiful and blossoming thing.....:-)

Meri said...

Ah, my sage soul friend. . . I love you.

beth said...

i love you....and what a gift i have been given to have been in your presence....face to face....laugh to laugh...and never forgotten !!
xo

d smith kaich jones said...

you hold hands that are scared and give smooches and make salad dressings from seemingly nothing and your smile goes all the way up to your eyes. i remember. and every day i love you more.

Karen said...

Bravo Deb!

suzanne said...

agree, brava bella! you are true, honest beauty all around. xx

windrock studio said...

A very beautiful truth ... love every word, crinkle & smile!

Ellamama said...

you inspire me

Kim Mailhot said...

The openness and courage you have in sharing yourself awes me, beautiful Deb. Shine, shine, shine on!

Jo Murray said...

You are a real woman Deb...luv ya.

Heather Mattern said...

Once again... can i be you when i grow up? if you lived near me, i'd totally request to be your daughter. teach me your ways beautiful warriorsess!

Teteel said...

Wonderful words, wonderful photos,
wonderful way of life,
Wonderful, Amazing You!
Kisses.

Deborah Weber said...

Oh so beautiful!

Anonymous said...

deb!!! in love with your wild woman self. xo, rain