I love this picture of
restaurant owner Scott Van Duzer giving Obama a bear hug in Florida.
While not technically brilliant or beautiful, the photo shows a genuine
moment of exuberance, and the look of shock on the face of the man on
the far right is fantastic
Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Image
Obama fist-bumps custodian Lawrence Lipscomb in the White House.
Captured by official photographer Pete Souza, this was a moment of
courtesy and camaraderie - informal and unscripted, trademarks of his
presidency
Photograph: Pete Souza/The White House
Obama talks with his
daughter Malia on the swing set outside the Oval Office. Obama has
always found time for his family despite the demands on his time, and
this is a real ‘dad moment’, symbolising the importance of their
relationship
Photograph: Pete Souza/The White House
After meeting with Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney, Obama mimics her
‘not impressed’ look. His jokey nature and willingness to make a fool of
himself has been a large part of his appeal
Fun fact about “fake it til you make it” as a strategy of living, okay:
For the past two years or so I’ve been doing it. Like, wearing clothes I like and agreeing with people telling me I’m pretty and taking loads of selfies and telling myself (and others, loudly) ‘damn I look good today!’
So this summer, my little brother noticed. He’s very sweet and cuddly, so he often tells me I’m beautiful/pretty/cute and a few weeks ago he said to me, “You always agree with me now, you didn’t before.”
Because it’s true, I always used to reply to him things like, ‘that’s not true’ or ‘you’re cuter’ or ‘shhhh noooo’ while now I’m usually like ‘damn right’ or ‘yes i’m super hot.’
So I explained to him the ‘fake it til you make it’ approach.
Now, my brother is really pretty handsome. Like, he could be a model. Like, he’s tall and has dimples, and a dashing smile and great hair and he wears glasses and he’s damn cute and I tell him so all the time, and he always replies like, ‘wtf no I’m ugly’ or ‘no you’re the hotter sibling’ or ‘it’s not true.’
Except, in the past few weeks, after I’ve explained this to him, I noticed he’s starting to answer me with ‘yeah I’m the cutest’ or saying, spontaneously, ‘well we’re the most attractive couple of siblings ever, huh?’
He doesn’t do it all the time, but he’s starting to.
Which I’m starting to realise might be an after effect of what I’ve been doing and showing him.
Bottom line: ‘fake it ‘til you make it’ works and makes you feel better about yourself, and self-love is amazing, and the thing is, it sets an example for the younger people around you, and the people that you love.
So help the world, tell yourself you’re fucking hot.
shoutout to bob’s burgers for doing an episode where linda got a job and bob got upset, not because his wife was going to be making money and he would not be supporting her, but because he missed her while she was gone. it wasn’t some bullshit about “but how will i take care of the kids” or “no i don’t want you to be independent,” it was just….. bob missed her bc she’s his best friend.
