You are Not Your Ass

At the gym a few weeks ago, I overheard two women talking about the Miss USA pageant they had watched on television the night before.  They were talking about how the winner worked out at the gym three hours a day, six days a week.

Now, I’m all for having a buff body.  I exercise regularly and eat healthy, but I don’t want to get to the end of my life and face my Creator who asks:  “So, how did you spend your time on earth?  What did you contribute to life?” and have to answer, “Well I had this really firm butt and killer abs.” 

You are not your ass or your abs, or for that matter any other body part you want to hide in shame or cover up with yards of fabric.  That’s one of the biggest lies we’re told that’s reinforced every single day on thousands of magazine covers.

Your value as a human being has absolutely nothing to do with the age, shape, or size of your body.  Remember that truth and it will save you an awful lot of misery.  To help remind yourself, try making your daily mantra, “I am not my ass,” saying it aloud each day in front of the mirror.  Repeat as needed:  “I am not my ass.  I am not my ass.”