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Happiness and peace will only last as long as you allow it to, make time for joy and find space for calm. There are times in this life where people will tell you what you should feel and demand you to act the way they say you should, never lose sight of what makes you who you are. Don’t allow people to dictate your happiness, make sure your happiness is pure, clean, and real. Find your own silver linings everywhere you go.

Happiness by Amy Kennedy

12/06/16

Active ways to cultivate positive body image:

(Because oh my god, it’s so hard, and everyone’s all like stop feeling so bad about yourself and it’s like how???) 

  • Be naked. A lot. Sleep naked. Have sex naked. Eat cereal naked. (Or naked and wrapped in a sheet. Favorite thing.) 
  • Follow beautiful, confident, (un-photoshopped) body-positive babes on the Internet. Unfollow anything that makes you feel insecure. Exposure is key. You’re not going to get it if you don’t seek it out, because the media sucks and wants us to feel like shit about ourselves so they can take our money. (Some hashtags to follow: #effyourbeautystandards #bootyrevolution #blackisbeautiful #transisbeautiful #wheelchairlife #fatkini #fatshion)
  • Lingerie. Next best thing to being naked. 
  • Self care, babe. Different for everyone. (Me? Showers, books, shaving my legs, nature walks, dark lipstick, good playlists, clean rooms, candles, sexy time.) 
  • Get ready in your underwear. Boobs = happiness. 
  • Self portraits. Be pro-selfie. Take a million selfies. Take sexy selfies. Take no makeup selfies. Take bad angle silly selfies. Take artsy tripod selfies. Take everything-is-on-point selfies. You’re gorgeous; document your gorgeousness. You don’t even need to post them. 
  • Stop with the self deprecationnnnn. Pleeeeaseeee. It’s hard to control your thoughts love, I know, but you can control what you say. NEVER insult yourself out loud. Dare I say compliment yourself out loud? (And if you can, do your best to try to body-positive-ify your thoughts too.) 
  • Sex (including solo sexy time), wine, and chocolate. In that order. 
  • Share the body love. Compliment your girlfriends. Cultivate a nonjudgemental, supportive, lift-each-other-up “we’re so cute” friend group. Everyone’s insecure. Compliment your besties. And strangers, too. Be that person that makes everyone feel good about themselves when they’re around. 

Good luck gorgeous. It’s a battle. We gotta unlearn all this societal bullshit.

Things that matter more than the number on the scale

  • being able to run all of the miles
  • oatmeal breakfasts
  • handstands
  • healthy hair
  • body nourishment
  • handstands
  • impulsive ice cream eating
  • regular heart beats
  • clear & happy thoughts
  • dancing around in your underwear
  • making memories with loved ones
  • eating at restaurants with ease
  • not being cold all of the time
  • smiling
  • laughing
  • loving
  • literally everything

I’m in love with this buddhabowl ! Stuffed with all veggies my fridge had. Tomatoes, carrots, cucumber, bell pepper, spinach, rucola, basil, onions, cilantro, quinoa, beans and of course avocado 💚 My dressing was a tbsp of balsamic vinegar, a squeezed lemon, a tsp agave & spices. After this photo I added brown lentils for some more proteins and fiber and mixed it all together. Add me on snapchat if you want to see how it looks behind the scenes 📸 What’s your favourite dressing I’m looking for something new but nothing to crazy.