It has pleased me no end today to know that The Veronicas are getting behind a new body acceptance campaign called "Join The Revolution" started by Paralympian athlete and motivational speaker Jessica Smith, whose website is:
http://www.jessicasmith.com.auJess and Lisa posted this message to their Facebook fan page
http://www.facebook.com/TheVeronicas"||STOP HATING YOUR BODY||
Hey Girls and guys! We wanted to share with you something we are passionate about!
#JoinTheRevolution is an awareness campaign aimed at promoting positive Body Image.
We all know what its like to have a day, or many, where you hate what you see in the mirror. Each day we are exposed to a perception of beauty stereotyped to a size or expectation.
In reality, we are ALL created differently.
And I think that's pretty damn cool!
None of us need to conform or fit into an image 'criteria' set by people trying to sell insecurity and the fictitious image of what's 'perfect' or 'normal' to people around the world.
Embrace your unique qualities, and appreciate them in those around you.
It is a BEAUTIFUL thing to be different from one another!
We hold our power in our own unique physical blueprint, in our battle scars, our stories, struggles, triumphs.
We are carrying generations of genes, and history in each of our bodies. Let your body tell its story!
Focus on health, meditate, get out into nature and get physical, eat in ways that respect your body, not abuse it, question everything, submerge yourself in all forms of art, feed your mind with books, culture, love, music, learn to cook, travel, and always remember to love yourself first.
YOU are a limitless being that should never reduce itself to limited physical criteria.
Never compare yourself to someone else. You are different people, you hold different karma.
So be you, and love you for all the right reasons, instead of hating yourself for all the wrong ones.
Love Jess & Lisa"