Happymaking Comment Quote of the Day

Cover of Blue Velvet (Special Edition)

"...Having spent a huge portion of my young adulthood not liking and wanting to change myself, I can say that for me, the end goal is so much more exciting and full of possibility when I work on coming to terms with who I am and making the best of my own unique endowments.

I'll never forget seeing "Blue Velvet" with Isabella Rosselini and being amazed at the amount of cottage cheese on the back of her thighs and the way it squished about during a lovemaking scene. Suddenly, I found myself liking cellulite, even wanting more of it than I had, because I wanted to BE the desirable woman in Blue Velvet, and something about this actress's abandon and ability to revel in her imperfect body, the way it gave and took pleasure, the way it couldn't have been otherwise for her to be truly and deeply HERSELF, was compelling and charismatic beyond belief. I thought: this woman could make a double chin beautiful; she was so self-possessed, confident, commanding and serious. This was the way I wanted to be.

The trick, of course, is to love one's OWN flaws, not a Hollywood celebrity's."

~ Eva Robertson, The Dogwood Diarist

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Happymaking Comment Quote of the Day

"We too often define ourselves amongst the winners or losers. Truth is, that while someone may be a brilliant writer they can be a shitty person. And frankly, I just don't have time to deal with any more shit than already comes with being a mom."

~ Robin from "Who's The Boss?"

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