19 July 2014

My Other Self- A Video from Rugged Grace

Fireblossom's Friday challenge at Imaginary Gardens with Real Toads to write to my other self got me thinking; who would I be in an alternate world? It's been hard to put in words but when I saw this video from Rugged Grace I got excited. My other self is an athlete with a strong, athletic body that I love and find beautiful. So this is a visual poem from tumblr on the members of the Harvard Women's Rugby team who wrote on each other's bodies what they appreciated about their teammates. The video connects to further photos and the article in the Harvard Political Review that inspired it: 'An Exercise in Body Image'. It's a beautiful 5 minutes.
I think I'll take this ultimate self-affirming political step with her- make our bodies strong and love them as they are.


Video: http://ruggedgrace.tumblr.com/post/89333559900
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22 comments:

  1. DJan19 July, 2014 14:52

    It is a beautiful five minutes, Mary. Thank you for sharing this. I'll think about who my other self might be in an alternate world. :-)

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    1. Grandmother Mary19 July, 2014 16:23

      You and me- we're athletes. So what if we're in our 60s or 70s- if not now, then when?

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  2. Grace19 July, 2014 15:47

    Thanks for the link ~ I love the video ~

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    1. Grandmother Mary19 July, 2014 16:24

      Isn't this what we want for ourselves, our daughters, our granddaughters?

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  3. Brian Miller19 July, 2014 15:57

    that is a pretty cool video...and the writing on each other is a powerful thing too....

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    1. Grandmother Mary19 July, 2014 16:25

      Yes, I loved that part of it. Powerful bodies, powerful affirmation.

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  4. hedgewitch19 July, 2014 16:14

    The congruence of bodies and words...very interesting, Mary.

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    1. Grandmother Mary19 July, 2014 16:27

      I hope it starts a whole movement- body poems.

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  5. Susie Clevenger19 July, 2014 16:42

    Thank you Mary...this brought me to tears. How beautiful to carry the very words others see in us.

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    1. Grandmother Mary19 July, 2014 17:26

      I'm so glad you liked it, Susie. With all the societal emphasis on how girls/women's bodies should look, it was wonderful to have positive images and messages about what really matters.

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  6. Tessa~ Here there be musing19 July, 2014 16:45

    and even when we can no longer even possibly, make our bodies "strong"....

    still......

    love our bodies, as they are!!!

    it gets harder to do, every year.

    but probably all the more important to do, every later year.

    :-)

    tessa~

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    1. Grandmother Mary19 July, 2014 17:35

      From some of the studies being done in homes for the elderly we now know that muscles of any age get stronger with weight training. So we can keep active, even walking is fine, and add weight training to keep healthy and strong.

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  7. Sherry Blue Sky19 July, 2014 20:27

    Rugged Grace indeed. These young women are strong and inspiring, Mary - thanks for this!!!!

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  8. Magaly Guerrero19 July, 2014 23:45

    Love them... and write of their beauty to our soul in every word we speak. ♥

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  9. Fireblossom20 July, 2014 00:07

    I'm all for it. Let me go watch the video...

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    1. Grandmother Mary20 July, 2014 09:50

      I'd be interested in how you like the video, FB. Thanks for this challenge.

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  10. Mary20 July, 2014 14:47

    Truly, I think we must continue to take care of our bodies so that our bodies can carry us forward into whatever age we reach. Active body. Active mind. They go together.

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  11. Marty21 July, 2014 16:38

    What a better way to approach our outlook on our selves -
    To strengthen our bodies not out of vanity, but out of appreciation for the wonder of how strong and supportive they can be.

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  12. Anonymous04 September, 2014 05:06

    I am in a hospital hotel right now, staying with a friend in between his surgeries, so can't listen to any videos or songs--but look forward to this. k.

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