Kirsten Bosly, a mother of 2 from Perth, Australia, has become a role model after she noticed something strange while taking a family photo at the beach.
She wrote about her incredible experience on Facebook,
Today marks a new beginning for me.
For most of my life I have hated my body.
Despised it.
Loathed it.
Resented it.
Wanted so very much for it to change; for it to be smaller, thinner… less “fat”.
I’ve used it and abused it.
I’ve blamed it for a lot of things.
I’ve been terribly ashamed of its wobbles and dimples; like somehow they are the measure of who I am.I recently read a meme that said something along the lines of “be in pictures with your kids because when you’re gone, the pictures will be all they have left” and it struck a nerve.
I’ve avoided pictures most of the time as I disliked how I looked in them.
Not any more!
Bugger that noise!
The truth is, I’m tired of being ashamed of my body; it’s done nothing but support me for 41 years.Lena Dunham is about to grace the cover of Glamour magazine with her “Girls” co-stars and she insisted they not air brush out the cellulite on her thighs.
The magazine thinks this to be a revolutionary act; Lena thinks it’s just bloody normal and I agree.So today I let go.
I let go of the hatred and resentment of this body of mine and chose to enjoy it for what it is; my body.I asked The Pants to take this photo so the kids will remember us enjoying this day together, cellulite and all.
No cover up.
No board shorts.
No “modesty” towel.
No filters.
Just us.
Any you know what?
I’m not ashamed.
Really.
I look at this photo and all I can see is how happy we are and that’s awesome.
I finally feel free and it feels f***ing awesome!
Her realization that true happiness comes from within has resonated with readers around the globe. Her post has gone viral with hundreds of viewers supporting her choice to stop being ashamed and start living life.
In an email to the Today Show, Kirsten elaborated on her epiphany. “I was standing on the beach, stressing out about it, and just had a moment of clarity when I realized the only person judging me in that moment was me,” she wrote. “Nobody was paying me any attention and the only thing stopping me from just letting go and embracing myself fully was a bag full of hang-ups that I had created and chosen to carry around.”
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