EveryBODY is Beautiful

I decided it was time for me to tell you about my program that I have in the works.

Before I got sick, I was convinced that looks were everything.
I believed you had to look a certain way before people would like you.
I guarantee you, I was the most shallow human being on the face of the Earth.

After getting sick and getting my ostomy, I quickly had a reality check and learned that looks aren't everything.

I learned that every person's body is beautiful.
God took time to create and mold you into what you are.
If that isn't beauty, I don't know what is.

Now, this doesn't just apply to the person with scars, or the person with cancer, or the person with an ostomy, etc.
This applies to everyBODY!

To the kid that doesn't feel beautiful because they have acne.
To the kid that doesn't feel beautiful because they are heavier.
To the kid that doesn't feel beautiful because they have any imperfection.
YOUR BODY IS BEAUTIFUL!

You should NEVER feel ashamed of who you are!
Take your differences and use them as conversation starters!
When I had my ostomy, I walked in and a girl was crying in the restroom..
I panicked and all I could think to say was "Hey, you wanna see me intestine?"
I mean.. that's cool.. right?
Even though she didn't want to see it, she stopped crying, and got a giggle out of it..
So, I check that off as a success in my book.

I want this program to reach all across the US. I want to travel to elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and even places of business to share my story and help motivate others to love their imperfections, because lets be honest, we learn to look in the mirror and point out our flaws at a young age, and it carries on through the rest of our lives. I want to put an end to this.

So, starting next month, at the end of my weekly blog posts, I am going to post a challenge for you to take and apply to your lives that week.
If you do anything, I want you to do this.
Not for me.
But for yourself.

"Just another day in the life."