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Goddess Sizing at No Extra Charge

By Cricket Raven

I love getting catalogs, and one of my favorites is the Pyramid Collection. So a little while back, I came home and was delighted to see that I had a new catalog. The cover bothered me. It said Goddess Sizing at No Extra Charge. By goddess sizing, they meant plus sizing. Since this is a blog post and not all readers know me, I am now well into what my doctor’s chart refers to as obese. I am a size 16, which is very close to “goddess size.” This is not a disagreement with Pyramid Collection for their attempt to fairly price women’s clothing regardless of size. Nor it is an attempt to make women conform to obscene standards that often qualify as starving under the World Health Organization. It just got me thinking. “Goddess” and “sizing” in the same phrase. What size would the goddess want me to be? I have to say it is not Supermodel size nor is it plus sizing. We all know that too much weight is not good for our health. It is hard on our hearts, joints, and internal organs. Eating healthy food and exercising is good for our bodies and mental health.

As a Wiccan woman, one goal is that in a circle I will be able to be the body that houses the Goddess. Part of our faith is that the Goddess resides in us always.

Then came the thought of the Rede. “In that it harm none, do what you will.” I am part of those who I am not to harm. My weakness for anything with high fructose corn syrup and every other form of “-ose” is harming me. It is not good for me. The Goddess would want more for me. Don’t I owe it to myself and my respect of the gift of life I was given to care for the body that houses me?

Next, came the thought of “Know Thyself.” Those wonderful words from the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. If I keep private about what I do, I WILL cheat. I will just keep wondering why I continue to be obese while sneaking Little Debbies on the way home from work. So I am going to use the forums to keep me honest. If I cheat I will post it. If I follow a healthy diet, I will post that too. Any others that care to join me are welcome. Those sadists out there are welcome to watch the carnage.