Me... and my body

Last week, in my inbox, I received a local email deal for eye lash extensions.

EYE LASH EXTENSIONS.

Really?!

Ok, I'll admit it. I've had plastic surgery. After carrying 2 large babies and losing 50 lbs, I realized I wasn't blessed with elastic skin. A tummy tuck to rid myself of lose skin was something I wanted... but still had to talk myself into. I had to keep telling myself, "I am NOT that vain."

I also had to be okay with the fact that I WAS indeed that vain. I DID want to look better. Not perfect. But better.

But eye lash extensions?

I'm left stunned with the amount of things we will spend money on to look BETTER. And yes, I said "we" because I then began to question my own eye lashes...

When will it end? Why are we so hard on ourselves? What sort of ideal are we aspiring to??

Then I saw the following video and remembered my dear friend in recovery from breast cancer and a double mastectomy.

She definitely puts things in perspective. A big wide world perspective.

If you have 13 minutes, watch this. Beautiful. Powerful. Inspiring.