Rawr

I was asked last week, after I did a photo shoot for Marie Claire, why do (I) feel sexy?.

I replied, with my tongue fully in my cheek -

Like most everything else, sexiness is a state of mind. I am a woman, and I have curves. My body is fleshier than the usual, yes, but that does not diminish my capacity for sensuality. In fact, living in this body has heightened that.

If sensuality means taking pleasure in all the good things that life has to offer (i.e. ice cream on a hot summer day, sunlight on my skin, warm water gliding down my back), then my body serves me well. I have felt intense, all-abiding pleasure with this body. I have climbed mountains with this body. This body has afforded me a full and wonderful existence with the people I love. For that reason alone (among many others), I love this body. Because I love my body, I feel sexy.

Please pick up a copy of Marie Claire April 2006. You will be in for a, uh, surprise. :)