Sunday, January 12, 2014
From Barbara: The Whale and the Mermaid
From Barbara: I meant to read this to everyone right before we left the Berkshires, right after we all satiated ourselves with wonderful times and tons of yummy treats and cookies.
A while back, at the entrance of a gym, there was a picture of a very thin and beautiful woman. The caption was, "This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?"
The story goes that a woman (of clothing size unknown) answered the following way:
Dear people, whales are always surrounded by friends (dolphins, seals, curious humans), they are sexually active and raise their children with great tenderness.
They entertain like crazy with dolphins and eat lots of prawns. They swim all day and travel to fantastic places like Patagonia, the Barents Sea or the coral reefs of Polynesia.
They sing incredibly well and sometimes are even on CDs. They are impressive and dearly loved mammals, which people defend, protect and admire.
Mermaids do not exist.
But if they existed, they would line up to see a psychologist because of the problem of split personality: woman or fish?
They would have no sex life and could not bear children.
Yes, they would be lovely, but lonely and sad.
And, what man wants a girl by his side who smells like a fish?
At a time when the media tells us that only thin is beautiful, I prefer to eat ice cream with my kids, to have dinner with my husband, to eat and drink and have fun with my friends.
We women gain weight because we accumulate so much wisdom and knowledge that there isn't enough space in our heads, and it spreads all over our bodies.
We are not fat, we are greatly cultivated.
Every time I see my curves in the mirror, I ask myself: "How amazing am I?!!"
A while back, at the entrance of a gym, there was a picture of a very thin and beautiful woman. The caption was, "This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?"
The story goes that a woman (of clothing size unknown) answered the following way:
Dear people, whales are always surrounded by friends (dolphins, seals, curious humans), they are sexually active and raise their children with great tenderness.
They entertain like crazy with dolphins and eat lots of prawns. They swim all day and travel to fantastic places like Patagonia, the Barents Sea or the coral reefs of Polynesia.
They sing incredibly well and sometimes are even on CDs. They are impressive and dearly loved mammals, which people defend, protect and admire.
Mermaids do not exist.
But if they existed, they would line up to see a psychologist because of the problem of split personality: woman or fish?
They would have no sex life and could not bear children.
Yes, they would be lovely, but lonely and sad.
And, what man wants a girl by his side who smells like a fish?
At a time when the media tells us that only thin is beautiful, I prefer to eat ice cream with my kids, to have dinner with my husband, to eat and drink and have fun with my friends.
We women gain weight because we accumulate so much wisdom and knowledge that there isn't enough space in our heads, and it spreads all over our bodies.
We are not fat, we are greatly cultivated.
Every time I see my curves in the mirror, I ask myself: "How amazing am I?!!"
Friday, January 10, 2014
Lynn's Speech - A Toast to Barbara
I remember back when I was a child and my parents had friends over. My mom would say, "Ya know, so and so has been Mommy's friend for 40 years. It seemed like infinity to me...friends forever...wow. And now, here we are, all of us celebrating our Barbara, our BK, our Barbie for let's see...43 years for us and for a few of you, even more. This is what life should be about...being there for one another...always. Not just for the shitty stuff, but the really happy events. And this is a special one. Barb turning the big 60!
This is one special lady...her heart is as big as the universe, her smile lights up a room like a 500 watt beam, her kindness and warmth are contagious and her generosity is just beyond.
How lucky we are to call you friend? How lucky are we to have you in our lives? How lucky are we to be here celebrating together this special woman? We have all come to be friends over the years through the glue that binds us. We are lucky to come together for such an event, it's like old home week. So great to see all of you. So let's raise our glasses to remarkable woman who we all love to the moon and back!
This is one special lady...her heart is as big as the universe, her smile lights up a room like a 500 watt beam, her kindness and warmth are contagious and her generosity is just beyond.
How lucky we are to call you friend? How lucky are we to have you in our lives? How lucky are we to be here celebrating together this special woman? We have all come to be friends over the years through the glue that binds us. We are lucky to come together for such an event, it's like old home week. So great to see all of you. So let's raise our glasses to remarkable woman who we all love to the moon and back!
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