Self Image

Hmmm.. It's funny how we complain about the pressure that guys put on girls to look good, and then we in return have unrealistic expectations for them... Just a random thought that doesn't relate too much to this, except that a lot of girls do base their self image on what they think that guys think about them... Interesting how yesterday Nick said in chapel that if we put others down, we are putting down God's creation... A different perspective then the one we often take... We just think if someone is goodlooking or not, we don't stop to consider that they are God's creation...

I think every girl has struggled with body image at one point or another... However, I always felt a certain amount of guilt for the fact that I really didn't feel that badly about my body... Sure, I'd love to be a size two, who wouldn't? But while my friends sit around talking about how fat they are and how much they hate their bodies, I always thought I was fairly good looking :) I carry a few extra pounds, no denying that, but for some reason I could always see that God had made me beautiful... It's kind of weird... The only reason I ever really want to change is that I know that I am unhealthy, and if I'm unhealthy at this point it does not bode well for my future. Diabetes is common on both sides of my family, so I know that I need to be careful for the rest of my life. However, I know that God has made me beautiful in my own way, and I don't really care what others think... Someday there'll be a perfect guy for me who maybe won't be soo goodlooking in the world's eyes, but I'll think he is... and he'll think i am too... and that's all that will matter...

So for me, it's not a matter of a poor self image... But sometimes I worry that I'm not extremely bothered by my extra weight when I know that it is unhealthy and could lead to problems in the future...

And that's my blog for the week... Hopefully that's kind of what it was supposed to be....