#6forselfexpectance

[thebazaarbohemian]

Hello •{Lovers}•...This weeks @stylelikeyou question for #IAmWhatsUnderneath #6ForSelfExpectance is "What's your biggest insecurity"... I took a picture of my •{Hands}•...I choose this feature bc as "Women" we can be expected at times to look and feel "soft" or "dainty", but my hands are neither one of those things...For the longest time I felt uncomfortable having to shake someones hand for fear they might say something... As I grew older, and as I grew into •{Myself}•, I learned to love what they represented...These hands were made for •{Creation}•, and for •{Exploration}•...Most people don't know when I was younger I "Ran with the Boys" like #Literally...active was an understatement, I was •{ROUGH}•...I grew up in California where I was free to climb and jump out of trees, rollerblade, skateboard, BMX, tether ball...and I could do all of it, in a dress... I had my own definition of "Lady like"...To me it meant •{FREEDOM}•...It meant fully throwing myself into life...into adventure...When you feel my hands know that I have used them to dig dirt and bury small animals left to die...that I have use them for strength during gymnastics...that I've used them throughout my whole life to without any limitations or boundaries... Even though, at times, I get frustrated at the fact that I can't keep nail polish on to save my life...I truly appreciate that I am an Active •{Artist}•, and that's how I choose to participate in life...I am a Visual Stylist in my day job so at any one moment I have spray paint, hot glue and all types of things stuck to me...but when I'm done creating...when I look at my work...my nail polish is the last thing I'm concerned with, it also doesn't help that I believe in the entire process through •{Connection}• so I don't use gloves for anything I do... With all of that being said, and so much more creation to be made...Today, I can look at these •{Hands}• and realize that separate from function, they are one of the most Beautiful •{Gifts}• the Universe could have ever blessed me with, and I will gladly share my story... Sandalwood Yoga bracelet from @shantibeads #ShareYourStory #StyleLikeYou #PositiveLoveEnergy