fast forward one year and two weeks

It just occurred to me the other day while I was driving home that I have finally reached a point in my weight dance that my actual weight matches what I've seen in the mirror all my life.

As I finish this latest book about the relationship between my mother and the child that I was I realize that for the first time in my life I feel real.

I will be embarking on some "original pain work" and some "inner child healing" according to Jasmin Cori, MS, LPC and her various sources.

While I plan to continue changing how I love myself, I expect that my weight will continue to reflect what I see in the mirror (namely a healthier me) and as a result I will become thinner.

My hope and goal for myself is simply this:

Love myself, not as I want to be, not as others want me to be, but simply as I am.

P.S. I also plan on /being/ a better person...