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The most motivating picture I have ever come across...

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  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    creepy
  • annette_15
    annette_15 Posts: 1,657 Member
    Haha im mesmerized, thats really cool
  • mendressa
    mendressa Posts: 5 Member
    Fantastic!
  • FreeByFifty
    FreeByFifty Posts: 2
    Creepy and mesmerizing a the same time!
  • Justamom410
    Justamom410 Posts: 90 Member
    Love it...what is the source?
  • yenifont
    yenifont Posts: 3 Member
    :smile: wow!!
  • Trevorcook91
    Trevorcook91 Posts: 138 Member
    There is a thin person inside all of us. We all need to look at ourselves like that, a work in progress!
  • kimnsc
    kimnsc Posts: 560 Member
    Love it! We're all a work in progress!
  • melduf
    melduf Posts: 468 Member
    When I'm running and I want to give up, I repeat over and over "someday I'll be skinny". That kept me going a few more miles haha.
  • Tigg_er
    Tigg_er Posts: 22,001 Member
    Creepy and mesmerizing a the same time!

    Yes !

    Just keep chiping away , It'l work
  • missdibs1
    missdibs1 Posts: 1,092 Member
    i love this It is so true!! Gave me shivers
  • dreamer12151
    dreamer12151 Posts: 1,031 Member
    Agree with what everyone above has said: creepy, yet inspiring. Sad but uplifting. I kept looking back at the face: combination of smile & determination. I like this, and think it says a lot. Thanks for sharing it!
  • aethre
    aethre Posts: 150 Member
    I love that. The expression the artist has given her is wonderful.
  • Ebonessa
    Ebonessa Posts: 21 Member
    I wish I knew the source, a friend of mine sent it to me.

    And I agree with everyone. It is creepy. But for me it is creepy because of how realistic it is. I sometimes believe I have indeed eaten my true self, buried it deep inside me, under layers of fat. All these years of being overweight change one's personality and behaviour so much. It is a struggle to chisel all that away, both the excess weight, as well as the years of shame and sadness.

    And when I look at this statue's face, amidst the strength and determination, I see the half-closed eyes and the relieved smile of someone who is finally finding peace.

    Being overweight can change a person. It has changed me. And only I can change me back.

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