Jade Tailor Instagram – Watching @msayles post his incredible shots from the @theacademy this past weekend I was reminded of this fun shoot we did. Matt, thank you for capturing my essence the way you did.
For every person that feels like they aren’t accepted for the entirety of who they are… this is for you:
Some days I feel fierce and powerful, as this photo conveys. Some days I feel tender and soft. Some days I am pure strength and some days I may feel weak. And every day, whether I feel it or not, whether I remember in the challenging moments or not, I am never not strength because I simply am. Just as you are. It is easy to judge one’s self and deem the hard or challenging parts of us as bad or wrong, rather than part of the beautiful wholeness that is you. This is an invitation to accept and love the pieces of you that you may hide or be afraid to reveal. The parts of you that deep down, you wish for others to love. This is an invitation for YOU to love these pieces of YOU.
I think we often classify people as these binary and polarizing dichotomies. We create an “either or.” Either we are strong or we are weak. Either we are loving or we are hard. Either we are living or dying. We are complex individuals born into duality. We are both life and death in every breath, as old cells die for new ones to be born. We can be sad or tender while also being strong and powerful, which I believe to be deeply true, as tenderness and vulnerability is (to me) the most palpable form of strength. The complexity is what makes us uniquely beautiful yet we hide so much of ourself out of fear that we may not be loved for it. Here is a little reminder that I LOVE YOU FOR IT. ALL of it. ALL of you. Don’t hide who you are. Let it shine and if someone doesn’t love it… then they don’t get to have the gift of the magic that is you, which gives you more space to give that love and acceptance to yourself. I love you all… in all ways. | Posted on 18/Mar/2023 03:55:13
