Posted by Adam

Sunday April 18, 2010

SINGER Shakira wanted a “smaller bottom” when she was in her 20s.

The Hips Don’t Lie hitmaker says she has only recently learned to love her body.

“All through my 20s I spent more time worrying what I didn’t have than thinking about what I did have,” said the 33-year-old. “I wished I was taller, had longer legs, slimmer hips, a smaller bottom, even straighter hair.

“I’m just like all women — we’re born to criticize ourselves.”

Shakira recently revealed she has her dreams analyzed by her therapist.

“I had grasshoppers when I was younger and I realized the grasshopper is a symbol of happiness in Chinese culture,” she said.

“I dreamed about a grasshopper last night and when I phoned my analyst this morning, he told me. It wasn’t because of the grasshopper I phoned him, it was about something else in the dream.”

The Colombian singer has also spoken about her meeting with the Dalai Lama, revealing she enjoyed hearing him laugh because it made her feel optimistic about life.

“The Dalai Lama was nice, but I suppose being nice is part of his whole thing though, isn’t it?” she said.

“I didn’t want to say anything, I just wanted to listen, especially to his laugh. It sounded like optimism. It sounded like, ‘Hey it is definitely possible to be happy.’ ”

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