The mirrors at a carnival funhouse are designed to show you different views of yourself—tall, short, fat, thin, and distorted. It’s all in fun. But what if when you look in your mirror at home and you see a distorted version of the real you?
We have a society that idolizes perfect health and perfect looks. Those perfect looks are based on someone else’s idea of perfection, a certain body type that doesn’t include being overweight and certainly doesn’t include a facial structure that doesn’t fit the public’s norm. Unfortunately, this stereotype has created a false sense of beauty, especially for women.
This trope of what beauty is reprograms our mirrors. What if when you look in the mirror, you don’t actually see your beauty? You see it through the world’s distorted idea of what is accepted as beautiful, and your true beauty is hidden by the ugliness of what is now “normal”. Your mirror is broken.
It’s important to have a healthy self-image in order to have a healthy body. I believe the mind and body create an environment for the whole person. You are the perfect person you were meant to be. That doesn’t mean you aren’t supposed to care for the MEPS (mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual) parts of yourself. It means you were created perfectly just as you are. (Caveat: sometimes we do need corrections, not for beauty, but for health reasons.)
I believe in intelligent design. We are actualized by a loving Creator for a purpose. No one is a mistake. Bloom as the perfect person you are. You add energy, brilliance, and light to an otherwise dark and dreary world. Color our world and live out loud. (Jeremiah 1:5, Psalms 139:14-16)
May 2, 2025
