nymphoninjas:Progress. How far have I come? In the last two years I have suffered the fractur
nymphoninjas: Progress. How far have I come? In the last two years I have suffered the fracturing of community, the deaths of friends, the painful and ceaseless healing from an abusive relationship, and survived two suicide attempts. Recently, whom I thought was my best friend and partner revealed a betrayal so deep I wasn’t sure I would pull through it. But here is my progress. I’ve wanted to submit for years and my (ex)partner and I had plans to. I have never had nude photographs taken of myself and I’ve been experiencing a lot of body shame and dysphoria lately. When I saw this week’s theme I knew I had to try, so I called a friend and within two hours we had over 150 photos and were sitting down to pick one. I chose this one because amidst all of the re-traumatization I’m experiencing right now– here I am in the outdoors, leaning into the softest of leaves and branches. The Autumn air was cold but I felt so at peace and relaxed. This break up has given me the opportunity to reconnect with myself, my body, and with my love for the earth. My ex hated the outdoors, but here- I am at home. My progress is my healing, and I’m truly delighted to be able to share it with you. photo credit: http://www.lazykittenproductions.com/ Welcome to Submission Sunday, this is one of the best rookie submission I’ve ever seen. Both in image and words, your photo is incredible and hopefully this is not the last time you’ll model for your talented photographer friend. I’m glad the theme this week inspired you to finally be a part of SS. You look so beautiful and calm resting against the bush. And I want to say congratulations for the steps you’ve taken forward, I believe this submission will be a huge inspiration for anyone still struggling to find their own positive perspective. Thank you for your honesty and being brave enough to share your self and your story with us. I look forward to see your next submission and to hear more about your journey of self love and acceptance. -- source link