I think one of the things I didn’t discuss enough in this piece is that it all really has to do less with how big I really am but rather how comfortable I am being as big as I am. I have always been tall but I am heavier and bigger than just tall. And that maybe my attempt at becoming smaller is based on a body image issue as well. There are pictures of me as a very svelte 6’3″ lad in high school and a more muscular lad in college; however, I don’t remember feeling like I needed to be anything but tall. And I don’t think in any way, have people asked me to be shy, ashamed, insecure, or withdrawn because of my weight, girth, size, etc. But I have done that to myself — both for the benefit of others as well as for myself. But I don’t want to do that anymore. And that’s what this is about: it’s not just about small, powerless, people gaining their power but it’s also about people taking their confidence and their power back.
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