Elizabeth Patch's More to Love Sketchbook » Self-esteem http://elizabethpatch.com positive art for the plus size majority! Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:00:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 What are You Waiting For? http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/09/what-are-you-waiting-for.html http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/09/what-are-you-waiting-for.html#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:57:18 +0000 elizabeth patch http://elizabethpatch.com/?p=2565 Don’t Delay

Be graceful. Successful.

Have lovers. Adventures.

Move mountains. Change history.

Take action. Make magic.

Don’t wait until after the diet! More to Love © elizabeth patch, all rights reserved.

“As soon as this diet is over, I’ll treat myself to new clothes, hair, make-up, the works!”

“Once I lose this weight, I’m going on a tropical vacation, or maybe Europe!

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These are the hips my great-grandmother had.

These are the thighs of my mom.

This is the shape of the women we are.

We are feminine, beautiful, strong!

©elizabeth patch,More to Love

I attended a big family wedding this past week. It was a wonderful event, with many different families, step-families and in-laws all gathered together to

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Pear Shape? Apple Shape? Sweet, Delicious Woman shape! from More to Love, © Elizabeth Patch, all rights reserved

I discovered apple-shaped & pear-shaped bodies in a teen magazine when I was about eleven years old. At the time, I was shaped like a string bean, straight and round, and I hadn’t really thought

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Love Story

Love knows all sizes.

from More to Love, written and illustrated by Elizabeth Patch

Oh romance!

It is so much fun to get swept up in stories filled with passion and drama, gowns and glamour, star-crossed destiny and tragic desire…

Since childhood we’ve learned from fairy tales that the most beautiful Princess wins the heart

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The Shine List

Loving Family Fabulous Friends Cozy Home Challenging Career Robust Health Natural Beauty Brilliant Intellect Dazzling Charm Sparkling Humor Slender, girlish figure

9 out of 10 ain’t bad!

We all have a “sh*t list”… Have you ever made a “shine list”?

This week’s “sounds easy” hard-to-do idea: Count blessings,

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from More to Love, © elizabeth patch, all rights reserved

“A woman can never be too rich or too thin”. Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor

Is that so?

Maybe this famous line is just another cheeky witticism from a member

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Swimming…

Riding a bike…

Picnics and hikes…

The backyard and the beach…

Swinging in a hammock full of daydreams…

No bikini required!

© Elizabeth Patch, all rights reserved, from “More to Love”

I was hopefully, happily unpacking a few Spring things this week. Short-sleeve tops! Capris! Sandals! Light colors! Sun dresses! And then I found my bathing

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]]> http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/03/bathing-suit-season.html/feed 41 A New Point of View http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/02/a-new-point-of-view-2.html http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/02/a-new-point-of-view-2.html#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:04:48 +0000 elizabeth patch http://elizabethpatch.com/?p=994 Its not my shape that needs to change. Its how I see myself.

excerpt from More to Love, ©elizabeth patch

We all have doubts about our body. We all find fault with our looks.

Inspecting our flaws in the mirror is an intensely hurtful behavior that many of us do automatically, without thinking.

The

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Silly Question Should I really hate myself because of the size of my jeans?

© excerpt from “More to Love“

Many deep questions may haunt you in the middle of the night:

What is the meaning of life? Who is my soul mate? What happens when

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I believe that you can be happy and healthy at every size.

It may take some practice convincing yourself this, especially if you’ve ever suffered an eating disorder or been on the roller-coaster of yo-yo dieting.

But I also believe that you can do everything at

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