“I don't have an
eating disorder anymore.”
Furthermore,
she talks about her growth process...
"I am better with food. I don't
have an eating disorder anymore. I'm also better at not letting people take
advantage of me. Five years ago, when I spotted someone with a hidden agenda, I
allowed them to stay around me. I didn't want to believe it. I thought if I
ignored it, then they would eventually see me again -- that I'm a human being
and not a doll. But it doesn't work that way. I speak up now. I realized that
it's my own fault that people take advantage. I should be around people who
cherish my talents, my health, my time. I'm not a pawn for anyone's future
business. I'm an artist. I deserve better than to be loyal to people who only
believe in me because I make money."
I see, indeed,
how maturity gives us a perception, allowing for more healing of our
self-image.
“But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the
glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to
glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.”
2 Corinthians 3:18
It’s not a
onetime, perfect deal; it’s ongoing.
Indeed and
Amen.
I’ve recently heard of the F%*& Off Fairy (you fill in the blanks for yourself).
Anyway, this
humorous fairy anecdote states how, as we mature, we learn how to better stand
up for ourselves and not conform to unhealthy and unrealistic standards. Again,
it’s not onetime or perfect. Nevertheless, a confidence comes across, taking
ownership of ourselves, as is, in spite of what beauty standards scream against
us.
So, I
suppose this humorous little F%*& Off Fairy is a lot more helpful to us
than the tooth fairy or Disney princesses.
I prefer the
“in process-ness of recovery.” We’re already who God says we are:
“I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made…”
Psalm 139:14
It’s a Truth
most of us learn over a lifetime, not an instant. But, God help us, to LEARN
it!
Copyright © 2014 by
Sheryle Cruse
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