Proper Motivation for Looking Good

    At the end of last semester, Claire and I made a pact that we will come back next semester incredibly stylish, unmistakably skinny, and straight up classy.  I've completely reconstructed my wardrobe, getting rid of a lot and adding some new versatile pieces.  Wardrobe and appearance isn't everything, but looking good goes hand in hand with feeling good.  I've found that life is more difficult when you feel chubby, trashy, or unstylish - because you can't stop thinking about how uncomfortable or disappointed you are.

     There are two solutions to such an overwhelmingly negative attitude.  First, we need to fully understand that our devotion to the Lord is more important than anything else in the world, certainly including our possessions and our emotions.  Such an attitude allows us to have a better attitude and perspective.  When you feel attractive, your appearance and your possessions do not consume you as much.  That certainly stems from attitude.  However, there are also things that we can do to further such an attitude.  Secondly, we need to take care of ourselves and our possessions best we can.  We need to work out and take care of our bodies.  We need to equip ourselves with a simple wardrobe that allows us to live without worrying about our clothing so much.

     I don't want to worry about how I look.  I don't want to worry about how I feel about my clothing and my body.  Those are things that are temporal.  If I simplify my wardrobe to less clothing, but clothing that is simple, looks good, and makes me feel comfortable, then I won't be worrying so much about my appearance.  If I workout, I will be healthy and skinny, and I won't be so worried about my body.  However, even as I attempt to improve my circumstances in order to help direct my attitude away from temporal things, I need to pray for proper motivation and for contentment.  Appearance and weight are very touchy issues, because concerns about them can stem from selfishness and vanity.  I need to pray that I will have the proper motivation, and that I will be working toward a better closet and a better body in order to better serve the Lord with my actions and my attitude.  I truly think that simplifying my closet and improving my health by losing some weight will help me to do so.