reborn from petals
Softness vs. fragility. This is something I never understood the difference between until this point in my life. I always saw them as the same thing. If I wasn't hustling, trying my hardest, working myself to the extreme, then I felt fragile - weak.
I used to get told a lot that I'm fragile because of certain health problems that I have. For example, I have extreme sensitivity all over my body. Sometimes my friends would warn people not to hug me too hard because of it, and, lovingly, the word "fragile" would get used. "She's fragile," they would say, "be careful".
I started equating fragility for weakness then, in turn and over time, every word that didn't mean strength developed a negative connotation for me.
But this image, and this time in my life, is about softness. Being born again from the petals, letting my life adopt a more conscious and beautiful rhythm. In every action I choose I think about my health, my emotions, my wellbeing. And in those decisions, I see strength.
Life is so often about reframing what we thought we knew. Being reborn from petals over and over again. My wish for you is that, if you are in a time of rebirth, that you find softness in that transition.
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"Reborn from Petals", self-portrait, April 2018
To see how this image was made, I made a permanent Instagram story collection: @brookeshaden
reborn from petals
Softness vs. fragility. This is something I never understood the difference between until this point in my life. I always saw them as the same thing. If I wasn't hustling, trying my hardest, working myself to the extreme, then I felt fragile - weak.
I used to get told a lot that I'm fragile because of certain health problems that I have. For example, I have extreme sensitivity all over my body. Sometimes my friends would warn people not to hug me too hard because of it, and, lovingly, the word "fragile" would get used. "She's fragile," they would say, "be careful".
I started equating fragility for weakness then, in turn and over time, every word that didn't mean strength developed a negative connotation for me.
But this image, and this time in my life, is about softness. Being born again from the petals, letting my life adopt a more conscious and beautiful rhythm. In every action I choose I think about my health, my emotions, my wellbeing. And in those decisions, I see strength.
Life is so often about reframing what we thought we knew. Being reborn from petals over and over again. My wish for you is that, if you are in a time of rebirth, that you find softness in that transition.
--
"Reborn from Petals", self-portrait, April 2018
To see how this image was made, I made a permanent Instagram story collection: @brookeshaden