Saving Time

"One day I just said, Hey, what if this is it? What if this is just what I look like, and nothing I do changes that? So how much time would I save if I stopped taking that extra second every time I look in the mirror to call myself fat? How much time would I save if I just let myself walk by a plate-glass window without sucking in my gut and throwing back  my shoulders? How much time would I save? And it turns out I save about ninety-two minutes a week. I can take a pottery class." - Margaret Cho, comedian and actor

I know that Margaret Cho is a comedian and this has a humorous tone to it. But it speaks to me as well of just how much I focus on my physical appearance. I'm guessing that I'm not alone in this.

I'm pretty sure I have friends out there who feel the same way I do. So maybe it's time for me to look at this in my life. That's what this calendar of quotes is all about for me, to read the quotes and evaluate what comes to mind after I read it. I share the evaluations here on this blog in an effort to help me see, in black and white, just what's going on with me. I'm sure some people can relate to this scenario described above. I do find myself cringing at times when I look in the mirror. I'm not a different person depending on the number of pounds that I weigh but for some reason I think (only sometimes) that my appearance is more important than the condition of my inner self.

The truth is that I am who I am no matter what my body weighs. I have been blessed with a Spirit within me that allows me to show love to others and that doesn't go away just because I put on a few pounds or lose a few pounds. I'm still me. So, today I am grateful that I saw this quote and that I can now recognize when I occasionally fall into that trap of focusing too much on my looks and not enough on my spiritual condition. Spirit is my focus just for today.