Lena Dunham, actress, writer and
director extraordinaire, has created a hashtag for people to share their “beautiful
lonesome photos”: #beautifullylonesome.
She has long been a positive body image supporter and has no fear of exposing herself through her art.
Dunham is also beginning a
newsletter called Lenny, which will include stories from a feminist slant.
Tag @lennyletter & me in YOUR
beautifully lonesome pics please and we'll share some standouts on
@lennyletter's insta...#beautifullylonesome
What does #beautifullylonesome mean exactly?
It could be so
many different things—even for those of us surrounded by loving family and
friends, we all feel lonely sometimes.
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| @LenaDunham |
To be able to find the beauty within that loneliness, within a sadness that can strip us away from the things we love, can be a challenge on most days. But we need to keep trying.
To be able to
look at ourselves boldly, naked and without regrets or apologies, is freedom.
We can strip down, see others’
beauty, and hopefully, eventually, see ours as well.
I’m still trying to come to terms
with my three-baby belly. I feel ashamed of its wonkiness on my bad days,
guilty for not loving myself more completely on my better days.
I know that I should celebrate my “stripes” that I have earned, and I know that my
body brought three little humans into this world, but I still can’t help feeling
the way I do.
I can simply keep trying,
everyday, to accept and love myself a little more.
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