A moment of clarity
Nobody is perfect, right? Definitely not me. This is a brief insight to keep myself honest and reflect on in the future if I need it. For a period of time I've been contemplating changing - "fixing" - a personal attribute that would have nothing to do with function and more to do with looks. It's not high on my priority list, more of a random thought that gains traction for a week or 2 then wanders off. Ok, that's most of my life. I live a life of whims. Back to the thing. How am I going to raise my children to "be happy with what you have" (a phrase that gets repeated really darn often around here but seems to fall on deaf ears) if I can't do the same? How do I teach my girls that image is a footnote to character? But I think the thing that really put this topic to rest for me was this: I imagined having a conversation with God, and He said, "I gave you a thousand perfect things in your life, and instead you chose to foc...