3/9/09

Gravity




Definition of Gravity:

  • Gravitation is a natural phenomenon that gives weight to objects. In everyday life, attraction due to gravity is the result of the presence of relatively large bodies, such as the Earth and the Moon.
  • The natural force of attraction exerted by a celestial body, such as Earth, upon objects at or near its surface, tending to draw them toward the center of the body.
  • The force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth.
  • Gravitation is the tendency of masses to move toward each other.

  • The force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein
To which i answer, "Albert, gravity may not CAUSE love between two people, but the gravity force that exists between two people may be my new definition OF love."

I find that you are a source of gravity for me
you pull me in
and keep me grounded
i revolve around the center of you
like a galaxy that surrounds you
i need you to exist
to survive
for without you
nothing would make sense anymore
there would be no order
no organic, cosmic, earthly purpose or reason
to anything
at all.

I love you so much that my body aches.

3/3/09

a fat day

"you know you are having a fat day when your fat jeans are too tight"

today
actually, the past few days
i have been in the thick of a "fat day"
and we all have those days
and i thought it would be fun to blog about it.

i think the most frustrating and debilitating thing that about having a "fat day"
is the inability to feel beautiful...right??
so let's address what we think beauty is
or how we see beauty
or most importantly
what makes us feel beautiful
because fat day or not
if we know what beauty is to us
we will always have the ability to feel beautiful
and therefore be beautiful.

i would like to assume that beauty exists far beneath the clothes we wear
the measurements of our body
the weight that appears on the scale
or the size of our nose
the color of our skin
the length of our hair
the whiteness of our teeth
the plump feel of wrinkle free, blemish free skin
and on and on and on
i could go on forever..
but i would like to assume that real beauty lies in who we are as people
not in the people we appear to be

so what does make us beautiful?

Is it really just a state of mind?
or is there more to it than that?

I'm not writing this blog because i have anything profound to say on this subject
but because i am genuinely wanting to hear what all of you have to say...
i want to get rid of my fat day!! :)

Here are a few wise words of other women who shed some light
and inspiration...

The beauty of a woman isn't in the clothes she wears, The figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes; Because that's the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.The beauty of a woman isn't in a facial mole; But true beauty in a woman, is reflected by her soul.It's the caring that she cares to give, the passion that she shows; And the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows.

(Authorship is variously attributed to the following authors:Maya Angelou, Ralph Fenger, Audrey Hepburn & Sam Levenson)