Males, Females, Bodies, the Goddess and Cirque's MJ

In fall Fraya left us
travelling southward.
Now she returns again,
bringing soft words.

Out of her golden hair
spring flowers fall
tumbling like melodies
sounding the call.

Chaste through the winter
women now pine,
wanting their lovers home
sharing the wine.

--Scandinavian song to the goddess in spring

Celebrating the fruitfulness of our womanly bodies is a way to celebrate the goddess.

I read this post and I immediately thought - now wait a minute, this post (and in hindsight probably many others), assume that it is only women that will read this book. Is that because it's about the goddess?

What about men celebrating the goddess - because they do you know? Men and women celebrate the goddess and returning life in their own way.

I've never really been someone that 'celebrates their womanly body.' I don't actually like my body. I put on a lot of weight because of the size of my bust a long time ago, and I just never got rid of it. Sure when I dieted just before our wedding I did lose a lot of weight. Some of it I put back on again, though I think I've lost some of that again. But to me, my body just is Maybe I should celebrate it more, or in the very least honour it more.

I know that doesn't at all cover the 'fruitiness' aspect of the quotation, but I guess right now I'm feeling in the slightest of that nature. I don't even really feel energised. I guess that spring hasn't quite arrived here yet... except maybe for the weather. It's started to get warmer at least.

Completely unrelated. I'm happy that my guy and our wonderful ring-bearer are going off on their date tonight, to see the Cirque tribute to Michael Jackson. I'm sure they'll have a blast. I'm envious, and hope to get a full report.