Does this apply to you?

moonvine · 02-16-2006, 01:55 PM

I found the following great quote:

Quote:

I hope in your entire life, you never need the courage that I need just every day to get up and get out the door.

at http://www.fatshadow.com/February2006.htm#e1203

Do you think this applies to you? Why or why not?

I'm still deciding.

jamie · 02-16-2006, 05:09 PM

Honestly, I don't feel like that quote applies to me. I don't know if it is stupidity or just a general aloofness I have about life, but I don't really think about being fat. And when I do, it is usually not what people are thinking about me. I am big. I take up a lot of space. I smile at most people I pass in the hall, on the elevator, in the store. If the fact that I am a lot more round is the worst thing they can say about me, then I don't really care.

I think the only time I ever worry is walking into a social situation where I don't know the seating availability. I have had one very embarrassing situation in a theatre that has made me a little wary. I am more wide than deep and that pops up when I am thinking about going new places.

I do understand that it is hard for some people, but I have so many other things to worry about, I have accepted that someone may look or not like me and that is ok with me.

Zoom · 02-16-2006, 07:42 PM

Do you know what applies to me? Glue.

moonvine · 02-17-2006, 11:22 AM

I don't think it applies to me either, because I really don't spend time dwelling on my body, but if I did, it could.

Shyly · 02-17-2006, 12:34 PM

It used to. I'm tougher now. Or more oblivious. Or something.

bigsexy920 · 02-17-2006, 01:23 PM

I have days like that but over all No not in a very very long time.

Kiwi · 02-18-2006, 12:51 AM

Unfortunately this absolutely applies to me ... in fact, I cried when I read it *insert embarrassed emoticon here*

1300 Class · 02-18-2006, 01:42 AM

I can't say it applies to me. I think I am just not all with it some of the times.

Quote:

Honestly, I don't feel like that quote applies to me. I don't know if it is stupidity or just a general aloofness I have about life, but I don't really think about being fat. And when I do, it is usually not what people are thinking about me. I am big. I take up a lot of space. I smile at most people I pass in the hall, on the elevator, in the store. If the fact that I am a lot more round is the worst thing they can say about me, then I don't really care.

I agree with you entirely.

02-18-2006, 03:53 AM

I think those words apply to everyone I've ever met. Everyone has felt it?

HailToTheKing · 02-18-2006, 04:35 AM

What an amazing quote!

Sometimes I need a hell of a lot of courage to get up but quite often actually getting up and going gives me the courage.

I think I'm a naturally nervous suspicious person...

Tracyarts · 02-18-2006, 05:51 AM

It doesn't apply to me.

I just get on with life and do what I have to do and hope that once my obligations are met, there is enough free time and energy to do what I want to do for my own enjoyment. I don't really spend much time analyzing things. I used to. Not anymore though.

As far as that quote being related to weight? I honestly never even *think* about it until it is brought to my attention by something external. And then, it really doesn't dwell on my mind. Of all the things I am, the number on the scale is very low on the list.

There are a lot of things I could hide away from the world over, weight being one of the very least of them.

My personal philosophy leans towards: "Whatever is, is." And once I've come to terms with that fact, I either take steps to change things, or just accept them and get on with it.

But I can at least appreciate the sentiment behind it. Even if I don't think it applies to me.

Tracy

02-17-2006, 12:34 PM	#5
Shyly Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: California Posts: 44	It used to. I'm tougher now. Or more oblivious. Or something. __________________ "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but it may be necessary from time to time to give the stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye." - Miss Piggy The Beauty Curve - Art photographs of one fat woman on a crusade to change the world!

02-18-2006, 03:53 AM	#9
Venus de Mpls Posts: n/a	I think those words apply to everyone I've ever met. Everyone has felt it? Last edited by Venus de Mpls : 02-18-2006 at 03:57 AM.

02-18-2006, 04:35 AM	#10
HailToTheKing Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 494	Wow... What an amazing quote! Sometimes I need a hell of a lot of courage to get up but quite often actually getting up and going gives me the courage. I think I'm a naturally nervous suspicious person...

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02-16-2006, 05:09 PM	#2
jamie ...tickled... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: lex.ky Posts: 2,332	Honestly, I don't feel like that quote applies to me. I don't know if it is stupidity or just a general aloofness I have about life, but I don't really think about being fat. And when I do, it is usually not what people are thinking about me. I am big. I take up a lot of space. I smile at most people I pass in the hall, on the elevator, in the store. If the fact that I am a lot more round is the worst thing they can say about me, then I don't really care. I think the only time I ever worry is walking into a social situation where I don't know the seating availability. I have had one very embarrassing situation in a theatre that has made me a little wary. I am more wide than deep and that pops up when I am thinking about going new places. I do understand that it is hard for some people, but I have so many other things to worry about, I have accepted that someone may look or not like me and that is ok with me.

02-16-2006, 07:42 PM	#3
Zoom Rogue Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,778	Do you know what applies to me? Glue.

02-17-2006, 11:22 AM	#4
moonvine Queen of Contempt Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 3,449	I don't think it applies to me either, because I really don't spend time dwelling on my body, but if I did, it could.

02-17-2006, 01:23 PM	#6
bigsexy920 Ok I'll be good. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Jersey- Jersey Girls..... Best in the world Posts: 4,455	I have days like that but over all No not in a very very long time.

02-18-2006, 12:51 AM	#7
Kiwi Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South of the Equator Posts: 5	Unfortunately this absolutely applies to me ... in fact, I cried when I read it insert embarrassed emoticon here

02-18-2006, 05:51 AM	#11
Tracyarts Master Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Just southeast of Houston, TX Posts: 1,442	It doesn't apply to me. I just get on with life and do what I have to do and hope that once my obligations are met, there is enough free time and energy to do what I want to do for my own enjoyment. I don't really spend much time analyzing things. I used to. Not anymore though. As far as that quote being related to weight? I honestly never even think about it until it is brought to my attention by something external. And then, it really doesn't dwell on my mind. Of all the things I am, the number on the scale is very low on the list. There are a lot of things I could hide away from the world over, weight being one of the very least of them. My personal philosophy leans towards: "Whatever is, is." And once I've come to terms with that fact, I either take steps to change things, or just accept them and get on with it. But I can at least appreciate the sentiment behind it. Even if I don't think it applies to me. Tracy