Now, get up and dance! Bette Midler's "I'm Beautiful" (1999): Embrace self-love & defiance! This powerful song, originally by Uncanny Alliance, champions owning your worth & ignoring critics. Flaunt your cosmic fabulosity!
what a radiant choice for #PrideOnThePage. I smiled through the whole piece—this is the kind of unapologetic, embodied joy we need more of, especially in a month where too many still feel they must shrink or hide. You wove the context so clearly, and I loved how you made the song’s message tangible for your learners. Pride belongs exactly here—in voices rising, feet moving, barriers melting away. We are beautiful, we are enough, and no one else gets to name us smaller. Thank you for bringing this into the circle with such warmth.
Jay, thank you for your kind comments. Did you get up and dance? Even a little bit? "No one get to name us smaller." I love that! Everyone has dignity. Everyone should believe they are enough. Only by accepting this can we allow others to be who they are as well.
Louise—
what a radiant choice for #PrideOnThePage. I smiled through the whole piece—this is the kind of unapologetic, embodied joy we need more of, especially in a month where too many still feel they must shrink or hide. You wove the context so clearly, and I loved how you made the song’s message tangible for your learners. Pride belongs exactly here—in voices rising, feet moving, barriers melting away. We are beautiful, we are enough, and no one else gets to name us smaller. Thank you for bringing this into the circle with such warmth.
Jay, thank you for your kind comments. Did you get up and dance? Even a little bit? "No one get to name us smaller." I love that! Everyone has dignity. Everyone should believe they are enough. Only by accepting this can we allow others to be who they are as well.
Human Dignity is inviolable. (Article 1 German Basic Law) and I wiggled my butt on the sofa, Louise.
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I missed the day entirely but truly believe we are all beautiful and pride belongs to all people! 🌈
🌈 Susie, it’s celebrated all month!
How do I not know these things!