When common sense reigns

Everyone on here has those days when they wake up, wash their hair and think "hey, I think it's getting better!" And I for one, being the naturally anxious person that I am, starting getting a giddy, flippity-floppy feeling in my stomach.

This happened to me this morning. To be truthful...I suspect there is some improvement in my hair. And being that I don't know what exactly is going on, there might be for a bit. But I suspect that won't last forever. I sense genetics are against me.

All that aside. Today my mind did an intervention.
Here is what it said.

"Hold on. So today it looks better, but what will happen tomorrow if/when it doesn't? I don't want to rain on your parade, but you are missing the point. The reason you are suffering so much is you placed your priorities in the wrong place to begin with. You identified yourself with your hair, your weight, your looks. Guess what? At any minute those could be gone. Then what? Do you fall apart like you've been doing? I want you to learn to value yourself for you. To put your faith in God (or whatever higher power dear reader you have). Be a good person and serve others. It isn't about your outside. It never has been. You are growing older and some day you won't even recognize yourself. You could get a serious illness. Go blind like your mother or end up disabled in some other way. Will you cease to be you then? No. So you better get to know the REAL you and stop identifying with these false you's"

Yeah. I think that says it all.

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Comment by Tallgirl on December 9, 2011 at 12:16am

The young can't see past the end of this month. It takes a few years to come to this wisdom. Good self-intervention.

Comment by Rob on December 9, 2011 at 2:12am

So true

Comment by Cheryl, Co-founder on December 9, 2011 at 2:28am

Very true.

Comment by Tiffany P on December 9, 2011 at 9:06am

i read about the young model who accidentally walked into a propeller and now her face,head,shoulders and messed up and it took off part of her arm and she is just fighting to survive and ofcourse never look the same agian. i guess what im saying is your right we dont know what will happen next so we must find peace with this and learn how to move forward and thank god for another day. take care.

Comment by Figarosmom on December 9, 2011 at 11:14am

Yes Tiffany! I know all about the gal you mentioned. Her name is Lauren Scruggs and she is in Texas. I have a friend in Texas and she shared the story with us. Here is a link to her family's posts on her progress.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/laurenscruggs

I think of Lauren often right now and her situation has put things in serious perspective for me. When I am having those panic moments in the morning, she comes to mind. I wonder how she will do when she is more aware. I am very concerned for her. But she is not me and she may totally see things differently.

Comment by Lili on December 9, 2011 at 4:44pm
Some day when we are old (god willing we get to grow old) our looks will fade. Happens to us all at some point or another. Then we're left with what is all we ever had- who we are. We are not just shells.
Comment by mabaker on December 11, 2011 at 1:29pm

Beautiful - thank you x

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