Get this: During a study conducted by Glamour
Health, 97% of the women said they’d had at least
one “I hate my body” moment that day.
Luckily, there’s light at the end of the tunnel.
Imagine looking at your body with unconditional
love instead of hate. Imagine having sex with the
lights on without worrying about how you looked.
What if spending more time in the nude could help
you achieve just that? What if all we needed to do
was abandon our clothing?
Humor me.
Stop treating your body like a stranger and do
these seven liberating things when you’re naked.
1. EXAMINE IT
Examining your body is vital, and not just for
health reasons, like checking for moles or lumpy
breast tissue. There’s a difference between examination and scrutiny. When you scrutinize something, you’re looking for something wrong. When
you examine something, you’re trying to get to
know it more intimately.
Your partner(s) shouldn’t know your body more
than you do. The reason they do is because they
appreciate your beauty more than you do. Well,
that, and the fact that looking at the back of your
own neck is quite hard. But I’m sure if you looked
at your legs, you’d discover a beauty mark you
hadn’t yet noticed.
ACTIONABLE STEP: Set the mood. This is a date,
after all. Make sure your room is set to a comfortable temperature. Light candles, if you’re into that
sort of thing. Do what you need to get comfortable.
Now, strip down to nothing. Before going in front of
the mirror, take baby steps. Look down and examine yourself this way. Try to find that beauty mark
on your leg I mentioned earlier.
Once you’ve conquered that step, step in front
of the mirror and look at yourself. Yes, there are
probably certain things you don’t like, but smile
anyway. C