The Body Joyous
Music Muse for the day – Feels like the First Time by Foreigner
Link– http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/foreigner/feelslikethefirsttime.html – (you guys really have to listen!)
This dance between man and woman is most amazing, wouldn’t you agree? When there is a real connection between a man and a woman, there are those times that it feels fresh and new and the act of exploring each other is beyond imagination.
If you have been following this blog for the past few weeks, you will remember several posts in which I talked about the sensual side of the woman and how important it is to acknowledge that piece. Well, I am going a little farther today, because, well, that is just how I feel led this morning.
Confession of this blogger today – remember, this is Dancing Naked – with truth for my readers on my journey so far. I spent way too long suppressing the sensual side of my femaleness not understanding that it was the sensual side that made me feel like a woman. I did not understand that being sensual was a natural and wonderful part of who I am as a woman. The following stanza just speaks volumes about where I am in this time of my life:
I have waited a lifetime
Spent my time so foolishly
But now that I’ve found you
Together we’ll make history
The “You” I found is the reality of the sensual me! Yep, I said it! I have discovered what embracing the female inside me can bring – a sense of empowerment, a sense of beauty, a sense of life, and yes, a sense of my true nature. You see, we were created to enjoy the sensual side, and we were created to enjoy all that brings to us. I have discovered just how amazing my body truly is. I may need to lose a few pounds, and I may need to tone some muscles, but my body is the most amazing thing. It responds to joy, pleasure, sadness, anger – all those emotions.
Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes, in Women Who Run with the Wolves, calls the body joyous. And that is what I have discovered – the body joyous! Oh, don’t get me wrong. When I look in the mirror, I still see those wrinkles and those curves and I still wonder what I can do to look my best. The difference now? I also see the body joyous! I see my perfection in the way I move and the way I feel.
I am a butterfly that has left the safety and security of the cocoon and is flying free. I may falter and I may make some mistakes in my flight, but I am seeing myself “just like the first time!” I attribute this to the support I have received and the love and guidance and acceptance to stretch my boundaries.
The door is open and I will never feel the old way again. Regardless of where my journey takes me from here, I am most grateful to the one who has opened the door. I urge my readers to allow the doors to be opened for yourselves. If you have any doubts about your amazingness and beauty, ignore all of those so-called flaws and really look at yourself – just like the first time. Embrace the sensual – embrace the wonder – embrace the Body Joyous!
Dancing Naked 