Everyone is Beautiful

[windwalker]

Remember when you were very young in school, like elementary school young? The teacher would do projects with the kids to build their self awareness. They would have everyone write down what they liked about themselves and what they were good at. The idea was to make the kids realize that they all had good things about themselves and to be proud of themselves.

That is not a bad idea for us to do every once in a while. We tend to forget that all of us have more in the plus column than in the negative. We get hung up on the things about ourself that we believe over shadows everything else. Like carrying extra weight, we can get in the mind set that those pounds are what defines us. Or we don't wanna go out side because we think everyone else is prettier than we are and everyone will be staring at us.

Reality is that everyone has things they would like to change and some we can and some we can't. We can get healthier and shape and tone our bodies. We can if we have the money get a radical makeover with cosmetic surgery and taking away the pounds and changing the parts of us that we feel are imperfect. Which is funny because it's our differences that make us unique and interesting.

One of the things I really like about cyber communication is that you get to know the most important part of a person, their personality. There is no surgeon skilled enough to give a person a perfect personality. When you start from that base, then you can work on literally anything else. When someone meets my lady and I, they usually say, Erica is so adorable but that Dave, he just ain't right. Yep, I confess I'm a nut, certifiable and card carrying. I'm not even close to pretty but my co workers like to be around me because I'm told I'm fun. I'll accept that. I would love to be pretty to but you play the hand you are delt, right?

We all have skills that make us unique also, when we find something we are really good at we should nurture that. No matter if it's crafts, writing, drawing, reading ect.... Find something you like and build on that. Exercise is of course unique to each of us also. Find something that works for you. Running is a joy for some people but a horror for others, it can be a wonderfull experience for some or a sourse of constant pain for others. I was a runner for about 30 years and I was usually nursing something that hurt. Walking was for whusses, or at least I thought till I was forced into being a walker because of an injury. Now I look at walking as a kick butt way to intense competition. Your nitch may be weight training and shaping your body or yoga. You may find a bike fits you or you enjoy the freeform feel of swimming. Try lots of things and see what feels good.

Once you weld your already wonderfull personality to activities and skills that fit you, then the beauty is there. A strong healthy body is beautiful, so what if your nose is to big or your hair doesn't look like everyone elses, you are you and that is pretty special.

Thanks for reading.

Unique Panda

 

[bubba73]

Panda, I swear that we are relatives somewhere down the line. It seems like most of the topics you talk about are stuff that I have personally dealt with my whole life.

I am one that has always been considered the "Ugly Duckling". It didn't matter if it was at school, work, church or what, I always had this feeling of being inferior to those who surrounded me. I had many times that I actually tried to buy people's friendship because they were cool or good-looking and I wasn't. But, just like Dave, I now have a ton of people that say they like to be around me because I am nutty or fun. We all have our positions in life. I work in retail so it is my job to be pretty good with customer service. I am not saying that I am the best but I have customers that drive over 30 miles one way and pass by many establishments that can do the same thing that I can to come see me. I also have a lot of customers that say that if I am not in the store, they won't come in. Even had a customer today give me a $20 tip. With the economy issues that we are all experiencing right now, I was in TOTAL shock!! But again, we all have our positions. My position that I take is that I know I am not the best looking guy in the World. Heck! I'm not the best looking guy in the store a lot of the time but I will do anything and everything in my power to make sure that you feel better about you and your day when you leave me than you did when you came into the store. I don't care if you spend one penny with me. I want you to smile!

So no matter what kind of adversity life may try to hand us, let's beat it back with a smile. Hopefully, it will be contagious and everyone else will start doing it.

Have a GREAT day everyone!!!

Bryan

 

[windwalker]

Hello Bryan, how ya been.

I read over on the walking thread that you have a hurt paw. That is rough when you are trying to keep a routine going and have to modify it just when you are seeing results.

I had had to do that many times myself. As the Glen Campbell song goes, "There's been a load of compromising on the roiad to my horizen".

Do you read my Blog? It's like a daily YARC. That way I spare everyone having to read it who is faint of heart.

Walking Panda