suN.day - aP.ril 18th, 2004 5:50 am my home is my "temple" tHe place I hold saCred and rest my tired soul while I'm living here in this woRld. 7:10 am as always I wHas sidetracked by fashion ... This time a shirt I cut up but kept the pieces that can be worn together as arrangements... wearing the cut up pieces together with skin peeking out creating a contrast between the clothing and skin. i like it! niCe for a skinny pup body like mine.. tHe body that never left high school. sigh. fashion! next? reX.ware designs (adjustable clothing) multi-piece sHirt : pieces from one garment worn in arrangement for changing looks.. and keeping your image. but... I'm very grateful for the body I have... like my home... it too is a "temple" scacred - holy - my vehicle wHile I'm here living in tHis woRld. so much is put into body image though and not the proper mechanic of our vehicle - tHe health and function of our body. poNder : boDy iMage vs. iMage boDy boDy iMage is getting your body to look a certain wHay. iMage boDy is getting your body to work a certain wHay. (functional and healthy) both contribute greatly to how we feel about our body - but only one can save you if you have a life threatening health condition - like HIV... I actually think of body image differently now that I'm HIV poz. I think of how I will look if I get sick. I think about will I ever gain weight? I wonder if i look too sCranny? sickly?... will I ever get pecs and an ass? !!! (of my own) wHat will people think if they know I have HIV...? will my body image be distorted no matter how I look on the outside? will my natural dark circles under my eyes that I have had before I wHas poz be picked out more clearly and easily because they are looking for those kinds of things? yes... I think of body image differently now that I'm HIV poz. body image helps me try to look my best and helps me best wHen I can do it! "boDy iMage" is important but only successful if "iMage boDy" is it's building blocks... iMage boDy creates the best body image I am finding. more of those discoveries of "iMage boDy" are being made these days... and those discoveries will soon be on future pages.. I'm sure.. but 4 now - iMage boDy is saying... giVe it a reSt! xx reX.

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