The Gift

I have always been told that one of the greatest gifts I have been given is my body.  Sometimes its been hard for me to believe when I look at my broken body and all of the issues it's caused me.  But today in my parenting class I saw this adorable video and I found this cute blog and this other inspirational blog.  And then I went to Relief Society and we talked in on of our "classes" about how special our bodies are no matter what.  So I realized that I need to stop concentrating on my yellow skin and eyes, my less then perfect teeth, my lackluster hair, the few extra pounds I need to lose and how often I have been sick and how often I might get sick in the future.  My body really is amazing, if I had been born a hundred or even fifty years earlier than I was I wouldn't be alive.  In many ways I shouldn't be alive.  But I am and I need to take more time to appreciate my body for how amazing it is.  And I really feel like it was created and made extremely...unique...just for me and God's plan for me.  So I should stop wishing to look different, to look "normal", and just be happy the way that I am and appreciate the beauty that comes from within me from the good choices I make.