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GROWING OLDER ORGANICALLY WORDS JANET McGEEVER
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eing post-menopausal and going through the changes, I can’t say that I have escaped body image issues through my years or that I was that artful at not passing this on to my daughter. I’m sad about this. It’s interesting that when I have really looked deeply at the reason why I have been so self-conscious about my body; it has been all about whether I will be liked/loved. I had to have the perfect body to have a man love me, or at least be attracted to me – and perhaps even more, I had to have the perfect body just to be accepted by society in general. That’s pressure! And really, did I ever think my body was perfect? NEVER! Well I am surrendering to this process of menopause. I’ve just had to surrender… and just let these unloving beliefs be completely dismantled! I have no choice… the body just is… it is ageing… and it is still beautiful. I am learning to accept the rolls and bubbles, even laugh about it – and love the lusciousness of more curves. The more important issue for me
these days – is how healthy am I? What choices can I make now that will steer me in the direction of health as I move into my elder years? And I am glad that this is now taking more precedence. In her ground-breaking book, ‘Women Who Run with the Wolves’, Clarissa Pinkola Estes says something like this – it’s not the size or shape of a woman’s body, or even whether she has all body parts. What’s important is – does this body move, does it dance, does it sing with joy? Does it make love with abandon? I may not be able to fit into all my old clothes right now – but you know what? These days, I feel good on the inside. I know more of who I am – I trust the deeper messages from within – I appreciate the perfect functioning of my body more and more every day. I am loving me more by making choices that support my heart and joy. And that’s gotta be good for your health! And I think this is the thing – when we view the body from the outside we are only ever caught up with how it looks. When we enter the internal world
of this incredible luscious vehicle that our feminine soul has incarnated into, then oh my god – how exquisite, how delicate, how sensual, how fricking awesome! When I discovered the Making Love approach, simply changing how I made love, I had time to slow down, to relax more in my body, to enter a layer deeper, to follow its instinctive movement and to feel myself from the inside. This is a game changer – to feel yourself from within – this place where it makes NO DIFFERENCE what size or shape your body is. THIS is pure joy – THIS is pure delight. There’s a whole universe in there waiting to be explored, felt, touched – one that transforms you from the inside – effortlessly. Now that’s healthy for every woman! JANET holds transformational workshops and retreats for women and couples and is co-author of the upcoming book, Sex, Menopause and Beyond. janetmcgeever.com
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