Be happy with who you are!!

I was watching Good Morning America this morning about a story on bringing back silicone breast implants.

(WASHINGTON Apr 11, 2005 — Thirteen years after most use of silicone-gel breast implants was banned amid fears they were dangerous, the Food and Drug Administration is considering if it's time to lift the restrictions.
Still in question is how long the devices will last inside a woman's body and just what happens if they break and the silicone gel oozes into the breast or beyond.
On Monday, the FDA opens a three-day meeting with its scientific advisers to debate whether two manufacturers, Inamed and Mentor corporations, have proved that their implants are durable and safe enough to re-enter the U.S. market.
In preliminary analyses released last week, FDA scientists suggested the companies have not, saying their data is of "limited value" in settling the concerns.
It's an emotionally charged issue, as evidenced by the FDA's unusual decision to schedule at least 15 hours on Monday to hear testimony from the public. The list includes dozens of women who say their implants left crippling scars, and others who call the silicone version a more natural-looking option that consumers should be free to choose.)


Listening to the story, I wondered why so many are always trying to reach for perfection?

Are we trying to be perfect, are we wanting attention, or are we wanting to just be like everyone else?

Many look for perfection to achieve the perfect job, or the perfect mate, somehow thinking this will make a difference. In the beginning....maybe....But what about later on in the relationship?

I have to say that even though I am overweight, I am satisfied with ME. Now I do want to lose some weight, not for anybody else but for me, but that's a whole "nother story.

I look at body self images as this....if you are not satisfied with yourself, who will you be satisfied with, if you are always trying to reach for perfection. I also think if you achieve perfection and land yourself a mate and then become settled and gain a few pounds, will your mate find you any different, maybe even discusting because you have not "maintained" your unnatural beauty and have become too comfortable in your relationship.

Will this make them love you any less? If this is what people worry about while trying to lose a few pounds, and dye their hair (I am guilty of using a bottle or two, maybe more), or exercising fanatically, were they the mate you would have wanted in the first place? Is this what you would have wanted to achieve in your life, always pleasing others?

What happened to pleasing yourself and pleasing God? Are we not made in his image? I don't think God is going around getting his hair done, his nails painted, and pumping iron at the YMCA.

This doesn't mean that you should not take care of yourself, our body is a temple for God. I think what I am trying to say is to live life for you. If YOU want to walk 5 miles a day and its something you enjoy, then do it.

But is all this plastic surgery necessary? Mind you when it comes to breast implants, no I don't think I ever needed them, matter of fact, I would love to donate them to whoever wants them. Just make sure you have $40 or more on you when you need a new bra, and lots of aspirin for your aching shoulders and back.

But is it worth it, breast implants, cheek implants, butt implants? Although as President of The Flat Booty Society, I may like a butt implant.

Can't we all just be happy with who we are, and not worry about what others think?

I know I can!!!

Take these thoughts or not...........

Signing off/ Sounding off