Twelve Days of Thanksgiving-Day Ten

On the Tenth Day of Thanksgiving I am thankful for:

My babalicious body. Not only am I a sexy beast, I have a body that works and is generally healthy. Not everyone is so lucky. My friend Tara posted on her blog about body image and self acceptance. She challenged everyone to name five things about our body that we liked. In response I posted that I like my hair, my eyes, my "ladies", my hands and my legs. Afterward I realized there were even more things than I listed that I liked about my physical appearance. It surprised me. I find it funny (and a bit sad) that we sometimes don't see ourselves accurately and how, in general, men can find the good in themselves easier than women.

It's also funny how when we focus on the negative, that is all we see and when we compare ourselves to others, it will inevitably make us unhappy. Case in point, I was flipping through the channels the other night and Jimmy Kimmel had Heidi Klum on his show. She just had a baby 6 weeks ago and was already modeling underwear for a Victoria's Secret runway show. I thought to myself, "I wish that would happen to me but I know it won't." (She had the body before the pregnancy, too. That probably helps.) ;] But then I thought about it later and decided that it was okay that it wouldn't happen. I am happy to be me. Whenever I have moments like that, a line from Stuart Smalley from SNL comes into my head. "You're good enough. You're smart enough. And doggone it, people like me." It not only makes me chuckle but it makes me happy remembering that I am okay to be me.

Thanks for the reminder, Tara. Anyone who reads this may feel free to accept the challenge. Just don't hate me because I'm beautiful! ;]