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Shanazel · 02-20-2008, 01:40 AM

Oh, honey, the YEARS I spent worrying about the shape of my tummy! The costumes I made so carefully to disguise it, the tears I shed, the terrible things I said to myself about it, the exercises I did, the diets I went on... don't do it to yourself, Bellyqueen.

I can totally relate to being unhappy with my shape, but 45 years of effort to change it were worth less than five minutes of learning to focus on something else. What do you like about you? Pretty hands? Nice butt? Good shoulders? Great boobs? Shapely legs? Enviable hair? Beautiful eyes? Peaches and cream or cafe au lait skin? Cute little birthmark on your left shoulder? Dimples? Celebrate your assets. Look at some of the gorgeous dancers on this forum that have a bit- or more- above their hipband. Does it affect their dancing? Nope. Does it affect their beauty? Nope. Does it make them inferior in any way? Nope.

If you have indeed tried it all, then you are in the good company of ladies with tummies. Stand tall and spend your time learning to dance well instead of trying to change the body shape conferred upon you by nature. The world notices grace, style and joy of life faster and recalls them longer than it does body shape.

02-20-2008, 01:40 AM	#8 (permalink)
Shanazel Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rocky Mountains USA Posts: 5,001	Oh, honey, the YEARS I spent worrying about the shape of my tummy! The costumes I made so carefully to disguise it, the tears I shed, the terrible things I said to myself about it, the exercises I did, the diets I went on... don't do it to yourself, Bellyqueen. I can totally relate to being unhappy with my shape, but 45 years of effort to change it were worth less than five minutes of learning to focus on something else. What do you like about you? Pretty hands? Nice butt? Good shoulders? Great boobs? Shapely legs? Enviable hair? Beautiful eyes? Peaches and cream or cafe au lait skin? Cute little birthmark on your left shoulder? Dimples? Celebrate your assets. Look at some of the gorgeous dancers on this forum that have a bit- or more- above their hipband. Does it affect their dancing? Nope. Does it affect their beauty? Nope. Does it make them inferior in any way? Nope. If you have indeed tried it all, then you are in the good company of ladies with tummies. Stand tall and spend your time learning to dance well instead of trying to change the body shape conferred upon you by nature. The world notices grace, style and joy of life faster and recalls them longer than it does body shape. Last edited by Shanazel; 02-20-2008 at 01:42 AM.