There are days when I feel comfortable in my own skin and other days…not so much. I thought by this time in my life I would have found a happy medium, but as wise person keeps telling me, “it’s a journey, enjoy it”.
Sometimes I get signals that I am doing the right thing – accepting my body just as it is. One of those signals was an article in the Los Angeles Times I came across on Sunday morning entitled “She Is Who She Is”. The “she” is singer/song writer, Adele. With an angelic, seductive face, curvy figure and a soulful voice far beyond her young age of 21, Adele is making history in more ways than one.
I am a huge fan of Adele’s music, but I’m an even bigger fan of her confidence. It’s amazing to me that some one almost half my age has the ability to be true to herself, and stand strong in an industry that prefers thin, cookie cutter pop stars who do exactly what they are told. Not Adele, she is her own girl. As she says,
I’ve gotten this far without looking like Britney Spears. I think I can go a bit further.
But what I like most about the article is that Adele is confident about her size and feels there is room for everyone and every size. Adele says,
The most important thing is the way that someone carries themselves. If they feel comfortable, they carry themselves differently.
That is so true, there is nothing sexier or more fashionable than a confident woman. A woman can be successful no matter what her size. And there are many others Etta James, Jennifer Hudson, Beth Ditto and Jill Scott, all successful and all true to themselves.
Adele, just like the others, followed her dreams and carved out her own path. Girls, we cannot let anything hold us back! Let’s embrace who we are and never apologize for it. Let’s celebrate all woman, all shapes, all sizes.
Lets keep the confidence going like Adele. Check out the entire article here.
-Photo Courtesy of LA Times-
