Tine

I think the caption should read “Fine”.

You are absolutely gorgeous.  Beautiful photo, and a very lovely lady.

stars are made of this!

Beautiful and Attractive…Is that you Christine?

A picture of politics. Do you like the inspiration you yourself get from it?

awesome statement christine.

now i look at the photo and see the intentional power in your facial expression - the unapologetic groundedness in your physical presence.

politics? i am not sure - octavus do you mean in some kind of feminist/post-feminist fierce beauty way?

regardless - rock on christine!

Christine… I admire that you seem to feel comfortable with your beauty.  I have to admit… I've always been kind of afraid of physical beauty - my own, I mean.  I haven't quite figured out why.  I'm having the most interesting reaction to your photo… the comments made by others and the comments you made.  It's affecting me quite deeply and maybe I should write to you privately about that. 

Let me just say here that I applaud you for celebrating your beauty… and for being awake enough to know that it is only the suit you wear here.  You could have been born in any myriad of ways that others wouldn't find as palatable… and your value wouldn't have been any less.  Beauty is such a sticky thing.  You make me want to embrace mine again and let it shine.  Ultimately, I think that's what we do for each other when we allow ourselves to shine…. we are giving those around us “permission” to shine as well.  Balance… balance, balance… such a beautiful thing… to enjoy and not obsess.

Shine on beautiful woman… you obviously have so much more going on than that suit.
Much love,
Mary

Mary and Christine, after seeing this photo and reading both of your comments….I wanted to let you know that you have both instantly become heroes of mine.  As we all (should) know, it is the light we shine from within that is our truest, deepest beauty…..and if this light is dull, any “suit” we wear in this life (no matter how great it looks at first glance) quickly looks tired and worn…..  To borrow Mary's phrase, shine on, both of you gorgeous souls!!!

jesus.

or to quote Pink Floyd, “shine on you crazy diamonds…” (remember when you were young? you used to shine like the sun…)

Christine you are beautiful there can be no doubt. I am not clear on what you mean by “strong woman” though. How is a strong woman different from a strong person? Is your reference point for strength based on men, not accomodating them, depending on them, or keeping them where you want them? Please do not take my question as trying to criticize and if it bothers you please just ignore me.

Thank you for sharing the lovely pictures…

fantastic shell
inner pearl radiating thru
skin transparent
radiant   

Hi there,

These comments are very interesting to me. Allow me to speak openly. The main reason I clicked on this picture was that I saw someone who instantly triggered my desire response. In short, because I think you, Christine, are fucking gorgeous. That made reading the subsequent comments very enlightening. So you happen to have been blessed with a body, or a shell as you call it, that happens to correspond almost perfectly with the beauty that is idealized by society. Given ifferent circumstances, could you have been considered otherwise? How relative is the beauty of a human being?

Regardless, with such a fucked up image of beauty in society, posessing it, as Mary reminds me, is a painfully double edged sword . It's quite an eye-opener when someone openly admits to be uncomfortable with their beauty. Have we males become so disconnected from our essence that we cannot see the inner radiance of someone who we want to have sex with? Has outer beauty become a barrier for the appreciation of inner beauty? What a desperate plight to be beautiful, yet wishing only to *once* being recognized also for being smart, for being an expression of the divine, for being offered more love than than the mere scraps offered by horny alpha males. Because I'm beautiful damn it, but more than you fucking realize you horny dimwit.

Yes, it's a tricky one.

But you know, once enlightenment is here, the infinite beauty of the absolute shines through all manifestation, no matter how beautiful or ugly. But doesn't that make our ability to appreciate the relatively beautiful all the greater? Beauty is divine, just like everything else - and don't you forget it.

All those pretentious words of pretend wisdom when it all started with my desire. Well, who's to say truth only resides in the higher chakras.

Keep shining beautiful woman. 

Christine, you are a woman of perfect form and comeliness.  One can only imagine what your spirit looks like.  Blessings, Sagemaster.

So ur prof is kind of eye opening cause I probably thought it was going to direct me to some sex chat or some nonsense- no offense..

If I saw you on the street I might like write you off immediately…lesson learned…

Anyway I wonder how a being with such a beautiful and impermanant shell is not clinging onto it in todays society?  Ethier life pushed you out or your compassion for others?

Peace “buddha britney” ahahah jks

I am so amazed and intrigued at how much discussion one photo can bring!  Christine, I am so impressed with how well you articulate such intelligent thoughts…. I too have first hand experience with people automatically judging our shell without even attempting to get to know our soul, which is truly who we are.  It is nice to see another strong, beautiful woman that is not only unafraid of the automatic judging that tends to happen but has more power and intelligence on the inside than many people might think…. You are a wise, beautiful soul….  You can certainly get people talking…. And that is beauty in itself!  Jo