6. "I Dare You"
If you've been reading all of my articles and following my certain train of thought, I'm sure you're noticing that I am suggesting a serious attitude adjustment in regard to one's self concept....no matter what one's age is, but most particularly for those who think life slows down after the age of forty or thereabouts. With all of this millennium business and the traditional new year's resolutions coming into play, I can't help but notice most of the attention seems to focus on the body beautiful, or body not so beautiful. I suppose that is the reason why the majority of resolutions have to do with dieting, more exercise, etc.
So, let's talk about our bodies. First, let's agree to ignore our present day society's brain washed concept of being thin as one essential requirement for being attractive. In fact, let's think of beauty as an emotional response to how one feels as opposed to how one appears.
An example of this "beautiful being" concept first came to my mind when I attended a high school reunion a few years back. The majority of men had paunchy stomachs and balding heads but every single one I spoke with had a beaming countenance and not one mention was made in regard to their changed appearance from high school days. All the women, on the other hand, were trim and much more attractive from the sixty's stiff bouffant hair styles... yet every single one lamented how much she had aged and felt a decline in her attractiveness. Hmm, why is there so much disparity between men and women in how they view their bodies?
Oh, never mind. Let's not worry about the whys. Let's only be concerned about numero uno and the right now. There is only one fact that anyone needs to be concerned with and that is one's health. No matter what one's physical appearance is, if one is in good health then all else is relative.
Good, now that that is settled, let's get on with more important matters. Nevermind how other's see you, how do you see yourself? Think carefully before answering, because how you see yourself, ironically, is exactly what you project outwards, and in turn this self-image is exactly how others do see you. How many times have you read that "self confidence" is what people find most attractive in a person?
When you look in the mirror what do you see? Do you see a strange face staring back, a face that bears a resemblance to someone else in your family but someone who you don't really know? Or perhaps you see a face that lights up an entire room when you make an entrance and causes smiles to beam back at you.
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