love lessons learned from drag queens
Feb. 14th, 2011 04:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jessipsaloquiturI have LOTS of things I want to talk to y'all about today, like some fic pet-peeves, and how Lady Gaga is making me eye-roll so hard it's starting to hurt, and Cheeks' hilarious remix of her new single, and the Grammys, and how ridiculously HOT Adam looked at the Grammys, and the new (wet & shirtless!) pictures of Darren. Yeah, lots of things, that I'll get to later today.
First, though, let me tell you about all the amazing things I've been learning...from drag queens. I've been watching RuPaul's Drag Race this season, because Sutan Amrull, Adam's amazing make-up artist, also known as Raja, is competing. Raja is fabulous and I'm thoroughly enjoying the show. I wasn't expecting, however, all the valuable life wisdom there was to glean from beautiful drag queens! Seriously, y'all. These queens are amazing and have a thing or two to teach the world about being fierce and fabulous and courageous and authentic and funny. And, yeah, I'm a little bit in love with all of them. *g*
One of the things that Rupaul does in every episode is he reminds the girls that "If you don't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?" This is TRUFAX, people. True fucking facts.
And last night, as I was up all night, again, hacking up a lung and basically not being able to BREATHE (ugh. I'm so OVER being sick!), I thought about that and realized that I haven't been doing a very good job of loving myself lately. Admittedly, it's ~challenging to feel love for yourself, for your body, when it feels as if it's betrayed you by throwing out the welcome mat for every germ and virus that comes knocking at the door.
But that's the thing, right? Love, all love including self-love, is forged and made a real and solid and lasting thing, not by its expression when it's easy, but by what it does and says when it's NOT easy to love.
So, today, I'm going to work on loving myself better. *nods* This will be my Valentine's to myself. <333
This is how I'm going to start....
First, a list of three things I love about my body today:
1. My skin. I have beautiful skin. Even when I'm feeling like crap and not taking very good care of myself, my complexion is still just about flawless.
2. My mouth. People pay a hell of lot of money and inject a lot of crap into their faces to get a mouth like this. My mouth is sexy and beautiful.
3. My eyes. My eyes are huge and beautiful and expressive.
♥ ♥ ♥
Second, a list of three positive things about me. And as I write each one, I'm going to take a moment to really know these things about myself, to be fully convinced that I am these things:
1. I am inherently valuable.
2. I am creative.
3. I am beautiful, intelligent, and desirable.
Ok, so technically that was 5 things. But I totes encourage this type of "cheating." *g*
♥ ♥ ♥
Third, a Valentine's Day promise to ME; three things that I'm going to do this week to love myself:
1. I'm going to see the doctor. I've been sick for way too long and it's time to get the professionals in on beating this thing.
2. I'm going to get out of my PJs every day, get dressed and put on make-up.
3. I'm going to eat something healthy and delicious every day.
Happy Valentine's Day to MEEEEEEE!!!! <333
And, you know, if anyone would like to join me in a self-love orgy (mmmm...sounds dirty! *g*) in the comments, please feel free to do that! Tell me three things you love about you, three awesome things about yourself, and three ways you're going to love yourself this week! Let's make it a lovefest!!! Because in the immortal words of RuPaul, if you don't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love someone else? *mwah*
First, though, let me tell you about all the amazing things I've been learning...from drag queens. I've been watching RuPaul's Drag Race this season, because Sutan Amrull, Adam's amazing make-up artist, also known as Raja, is competing. Raja is fabulous and I'm thoroughly enjoying the show. I wasn't expecting, however, all the valuable life wisdom there was to glean from beautiful drag queens! Seriously, y'all. These queens are amazing and have a thing or two to teach the world about being fierce and fabulous and courageous and authentic and funny. And, yeah, I'm a little bit in love with all of them. *g*
One of the things that Rupaul does in every episode is he reminds the girls that "If you don't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?" This is TRUFAX, people. True fucking facts.
And last night, as I was up all night, again, hacking up a lung and basically not being able to BREATHE (ugh. I'm so OVER being sick!), I thought about that and realized that I haven't been doing a very good job of loving myself lately. Admittedly, it's ~challenging to feel love for yourself, for your body, when it feels as if it's betrayed you by throwing out the welcome mat for every germ and virus that comes knocking at the door.
But that's the thing, right? Love, all love including self-love, is forged and made a real and solid and lasting thing, not by its expression when it's easy, but by what it does and says when it's NOT easy to love.
So, today, I'm going to work on loving myself better. *nods* This will be my Valentine's to myself. <333
This is how I'm going to start....
First, a list of three things I love about my body today:
1. My skin. I have beautiful skin. Even when I'm feeling like crap and not taking very good care of myself, my complexion is still just about flawless.
2. My mouth. People pay a hell of lot of money and inject a lot of crap into their faces to get a mouth like this. My mouth is sexy and beautiful.
3. My eyes. My eyes are huge and beautiful and expressive.
♥ ♥ ♥
Second, a list of three positive things about me. And as I write each one, I'm going to take a moment to really know these things about myself, to be fully convinced that I am these things:
1. I am inherently valuable.
2. I am creative.
3. I am beautiful, intelligent, and desirable.
Ok, so technically that was 5 things. But I totes encourage this type of "cheating." *g*
♥ ♥ ♥
Third, a Valentine's Day promise to ME; three things that I'm going to do this week to love myself:
1. I'm going to see the doctor. I've been sick for way too long and it's time to get the professionals in on beating this thing.
2. I'm going to get out of my PJs every day, get dressed and put on make-up.
3. I'm going to eat something healthy and delicious every day.
Happy Valentine's Day to MEEEEEEE!!!! <333
And, you know, if anyone would like to join me in a self-love orgy (mmmm...sounds dirty! *g*) in the comments, please feel free to do that! Tell me three things you love about you, three awesome things about yourself, and three ways you're going to love yourself this week! Let's make it a lovefest!!! Because in the immortal words of RuPaul, if you don't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love someone else? *mwah*
