Welcome back to self-love month. If you missed out on yesterday's post, click here to catch up on just what this is all about.
Today I have a seriously hokey but maybe awesome kickoff to our month of self-love.
The day I started at the treatment center, my therapist made me sign a "Declaration of Independence" from my eating disorder. In it, she listed all the things ED had taken from me, and had me sign it along with all of my fellow ED peers. To this day, I have that signed declcaration, and I look at it often to remind me where I've been and to never go there again.
So today, I have our own Declaration of Self-Hate Independence that we can all sign. Ignore the fact that it's cheesy and just embrace it as a pledge to devote yourself to the cause of self love. If you click the "Click here to Enter" button, you can leave your name, your blog address, and a little photo of you that will make a link party down there. I figured it would be a cool way to join together and meet new people through this self-love revolution. Signing up won't get you signed up for anything crazy! It will just add you to our link party, so no worries. 
Now on to the declaration!
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all womenkind are endowed with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That whenever self-hate becomes destructive of these ends, it is right to abolish self-hate and to institute self-love. When a long train of abuses evinces a design to reduce her under absolute despotism, it is her right, it is her duty, to throw off self-hate, and to provide self-love for her future security.
The history of self-hate is a history of repeated injuries, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over me. I, therefore, solemnly publish and declare that I am free and independent, that I am absolved from all allegiance to self-hate, and that as a free and independent woman, I have full power to do the following:
- Love myself completely and fully
- Refrain from negative body talk and speak kindly to myself at all times
- Actively pursue a positive body image
- Stop holding myself up to unrealistic expectations
- Embrace my genes and accept who I truly am
- Do nice things for myself because I am worth it
- Spread the word of self-love
And for the support of the declaration, I solemnly pledge myself to the cause with my fellow crusaders of self-love.
Signed,
This is perfect. Great post. xo, rv
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Amy Morby, you are awesome! Such an inspiration. I love this post.
This is fantastic. And I love it. I just added the button to my blog and I am posting about Self Love month TODAY.
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What a great idea! This is a really interesting tool to use as a reminder to practice self love!
This is awesome! I'm sorry I entered twice by accident - can't work out how to fix it but hopefully you can. I'm not going to beat myself up about it
haha no worries at all, girl! It just means you are REALLY in the revolution.
& I see I'm not the only one, phew! But still, nearly 50 of us already signed up, that's pretty awesome! :0
I am so glad I am not the only one who accidentally signed up twice.
So inspirational. Thanks so much for sharing this part of you. I'm following your lead and am doing a post on my blog on the same subject - linking back to your Declaration here. Thanks again - love your positive self-love theme this month!!
Thank you so so much, Cassandra!! I can't tell you how much I appreciate your help in spreading the word. You're a gem!
great post - and I accidently entered myself 3 times
sorry!
So inspiring! I also made a blog post about the self-love revolution (as I am a recovering anorexic, too). Thank you so much for doing this!
Thank you so much, Larisa!! Thank you for sharing and for joining in. I appreciate it so much!
haha oh auto crop! i am thinking of writing a post about my struggle as i think it is important to show this side. i will let you know when it goes up!
xo,
cb
I have been reading thru your blog and I LOVE it =). You are so interesting. And your take on clothes, etc is very cool. Thanks!!
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This is the best. And so are you! I'm so glad you're making self-love the theme this month - you're an inspiration to us all! <3 you, miss.
Amy, I adore you and your blog, this is wonderful, if you don't mind, I'd love to repost this pledge on my blog (linking to you obviously!)
I'm a recovering anorexic and even though every day is a battle and it's something that will never 100% go away, I am proud to say I finally have control over it and the support system I need to not go back to my old ways! Again, this is brilliant, such a positive wonderful use of bloggerdom (is that even a word?!) Xo Lori
i accidently linked twice, so sorry! love your post though and everything it stands for!
love your post!!!! so sorry i entered twice. something went funny!
Ah crap. Mine entered twice. It told me it didn't work the first time! Whoopsie...
I signed up twice! Kind of by accident, but honestly this is such a great idea that I would sign up one hundred times.
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I want to sign so bad I signed twice! HA ha sorry about that.
Thanks for sharing your story and spreading the self-love.
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This month of rEVOLUTION (yeah, I like it like that !!!) couldn't have come at a better time.
On next April, I'll be celebrating my 30th birthday. I've struggled with depression, (am still struggling) with ED in my teen years, and those may have participated to my present health issues, as I do have now fibromyalgia.
I lost my 20s, wished I had lived them happier and carefree. Actually your testimony almost made me cry because I relate so much.
This year as I turn 30, I've decided to LIVE, and that's why this Declaration of Self-Hate Independance comes at the best time for me !!!
YES, I sign it, of course I do !!! ♥
Thank you so much, and thank you to Elycia, one of my favorites bloggers, who brought me here with her post of the day !!!! ♥
Sorry for my English, as I am French ....
YES! Moira!!! THANK YOU for being here and for signing the pledge. You are beautiful and strong, and I'm so happy to have you here! <3
Oh Amy this is amazing!
My two little sisters have had struggles with ED. It was hard for me to understand but I knew my sisters needed me and help, this was serveral years ago and though they still struggle there is lots of support for them and their health.
This is such a beautiful thing and I thank you!
I was so excited to go through with this and join in. I had to elaborate what exactly my problem is in terms of self-hate, and ways to resolve the problem!
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Love seeing this happen, I'm a huge advocate, way to go!
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Love it. In addition to pledging myself to the cause, I also posted this on my blog: http://katealamode.wordpress.com/2012/02/10/amy-m...
Cheers!
Kate
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This is a great idea for February and every month and something I am also strongly passionate about! Thanks for sharing with us. I blogged my thoughts on self-love here - http://www.nearsightedowl.com/2012/02/my-thoughts...
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