7. Why Not???

Okay, it's been a few weeks since my last article.. "I Dare You!" How many of you took my dare? Why not? The feedback I've been getting from both men and women is that my suggestion of a personal pictorial is way too radical or ridiculous to even consider. In fact, I would even say that reactions have been extreme themselves. The reactions have ranged from gasps of shock to guffaws.

In general, the responses I've been hearing is that taking nude photos of one's self seems to serve no purpose whatsoever. Let's re-approach this subject again. I have one question for you. What is the problem?

This "exercise" in photo taking is strictly for one's personal growth. No one has to see these photos or even know about them if one chooses. The point of the exercise is to go beyond one's personal boundaries and to simply prove that we all don't have to take our vanity that seriously.

The purpose, Dear Hearts, is to STOP being ashamed of one's body and its imperfections... no matter what age, but especially if one is older than one prefers. The purpose, is to stop being in denial and embrace yourself as the beautiful being that you are.

I shall go on the record here, and confess that yes, I have, of course, done the photo exercise myself. I will confess that it wasn't easy for me. Intellectually I had no problems convincing myself. Emotionally it was a different matter. I can't even begin to trace from where my initial discomfort might stem. For now I shall blame it on the puritanical mores of our American society, as compared to our European counterparts.

For the record, also, I am fifty-five years old, the mother of two grown children, and a survivor of breast cancer. I elected to not have a mastectomy and instead chose an alternative healing through holistic medicine. Consequently my one breast deflated considerably compared to its partner.... both of which I now refer to as Mutt and Jeff. I also now weigh the exact same weight as when I was nine months pregnant. So there.... my body is far from perfect.

Several years ago, after the birth of my second son, I gave the gym routine a try for a period of three faithful months. Wow... I really got into that pumping iron and never felt or looked so great. I did this to prove to myself that I could. I then decided that it took up too much time and chose instead to spend my time elsewhere. I still maintain an exercise reginmen but only for health maintenance and not so much for the body beautiful. I bring this fact up to emphasize the fact that I have an average, normal body.

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