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Big Humans, Your Soulmate Is on the Way
Disabled romance, queer couples, and low-income lovers, too
I just enjoyed a soulmate meditation posted on YouTube. The luminous video thumbnail had a silhouette of what appeared to be a skinny woman and man walking hand in hand. It was a beautiful image.
But knowing that a large percent of human soulmates out there possess different beauty from theirs, and that this idealized body imagery is often overrepresented in our consciousness, I just felt like putting a message out there to say…
Big humans, your soulmate is on the way.
Disabled romance is infinitely wondrous.
Non-binary and androgynous humans, queer couples, you are the protagonists of love.
People without the funds to afford a nice suit or dress, houseless folks, your inner beauty outshines every layer of clothing, extending into outer space like that powerful aura you experience in meditation.
I happen to be a thin woman like in the thumbnail. I have endured less hardship than others just because I am white and from a rich country, among other things. Yet, I still don’t live up to the idealized imagery.
I am transgender, neurodivergent, and recovering from chronic illness. I have a passion for…