sashayed:

me usually:  i’m sooo grateful to have a perspective and support system that help me not to be self-conscious about the physical signs of aging, the way women feel they should be in this toxic culture. like honestly….i’m so excited to be old. with every year that passes i grow more powerful and confident. i can’t wait to be just a burning, luminous spirit in a body too frail to contain it. i love my body and myself. 

me after getting a passport photo taken in a CVS: