Body Image : Losing the Obsession

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Ever wondered why so many of us spend so much time OBSESSING about our bodies or facial imperfections. The simple solution would be for me to say "lose the obsession and stop worrying ladies, it's not worth it." However, I'm not going to say that, not just yet anyway. Instead, I am going to stir things up a little by saying I believe it's our prerogative, as women, to obsess and worry about body image and beauty! At least, that's what we are led to believe by that fictional bestseller "How to Become the Perfect Woman" written by D. Society co-author Tabba Lloyd... hope you're laughing and not frowning ladies. It was recently reported (and this one is true) that even in these bleak economic times the beauty industry continues to make phenomenal profits while many other industries are going out of business - the reason given by commentator, Paul Harvey, was simply "Who wants to be broke and ugly"... lol. Furthermore, I have concluded that if you've spent more than 1/10th of your life obsessing over your size, shape, hair, face or skin and feel that you have been unfairly burdened with the wrong body or with too many aesthetic imperfections, think again. I believe you probably have more to be thankful for than you realize. Unfortunately, it often takes a devastating event, life threatening illness or catastrophic tragedy to make us realize how trivial the things we obsess about really are. By our very nature, we often find ourselves searching for things to worry about, big or small. Ever wondered why even after all the turbulence in your life has stopped and you find yourself in a place of total happiness, you still have that underlying fear that something is going to happen to spoil it all "everything just seems too perfect." Or maybe you've found that perfect mate who treats you like the queen that you are, he even has you floating on cloud nine for a while, but then without warning that red light starts flashing and you start worrying that he may be cheating on you or at the very least hiding something from you "he just seems too good to be true." Let's face it ladies, we are born worriers (well, some of us are anyway)! It seems that if we do not have at least one big problem to dissect, analyze and resolve we start looking for small superficial ones to fill that 'worry void.' You see ladies, I believe that when we start letting life's little trivialities monopolize our thoughts and actions, it usually means we don't really have any big problems to worry about!

Here's to CHANGE!!!

So what can we do to lose this obsession? My suggestion is to follow Barack Obama's message of hope and change! Like Barack, I believe we can all have hope if we make an effort to change. If you believe you suffer from obsessive behavior and have a real desire to change (not just a hope to change), you can start by changing the negative things that are within your power to change and letting go of the things that are not. I know from personal experience that this is a lot easier said than done (changing the way we think is no easy fete). However, if we at least make an effort and don't revert back at the first negative thought or comment, then I believe the end result will reveal a greater sense of appreciation, gratitude and inner serenity. Furthermore, I am convinced that this newly found inner tranquility will uncover a confidence and outer beauty that we didn't even know existed; a beauty that we can then enhance in any way we see fit!

The message in this blog is as much a reminder to me as it is to you. I hope it encouraged you to lose the obsession and inspired you to strive for self-improvement in a positive and healthy way.

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Love you all,

CQ

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