Being pretty on the outside doesn't always cut it
As I was making my breakfast this morning, I wished for the 100th time that the toaster would bite the dust. Why you say, but of course, so I could get a new one. Who hasn't wished for something not to work so they could get a newer model because they were tired of the old one? We bought it because it was black, looked good and matched the rest of the kitchen, but its just not functional for what I need it for most of the time.
It got me thinking, how many times do we look for things that are pretty on the outside, but don't work on the inside or aren't what we want on the inside? Or how many times do we look for those people that are pretty on the outside because it makes us feel better? For instance, my husband and I belong to a local Jeep club. The club had a party for the holidays and it included an 'ugly' sweater contest. Now I know that this is all the rage now and everyone loves a good 'ugly' sweater party. But I just could not bring myself to go and find an ugly sweater. There was something about being in an ugly sweater that in my mind made me think I was going to look bad. Not that I thought my friends would look differently at me because of it, because they'd be in the sweaters too, but my pride and vanity didn't allow me to get an ugly sweater and participate. Ironically, many of the other members of the club must have felt the same way because I think they only had a dozen participants (of over 100 people that attended). It made for an interesting observation for me.
So back to the toaster this morning it got me to thinking that I needed to stop thinking about things from the outside and start thinking about things from the inside, where it really counts. Because after all the newness has worn off, after the clothes are not in style anymore, after the make up comes off, it all really boils down the inside and whether it is working for me. I'm making that commitment to be more aware of being pretty on the inside and worrying less about what is on the outside. I still want to lose those extra pounds I've got, but if I don't worry about my inside, I could do all the work in the world to make myself look great on the outside and still be miserable.
As for that toaster, whenever it does bite the dust, I'll be looking for the model that fits my needs, even if it doesn't exactly match the rest of the appliances in the kitchen.
It got me thinking, how many times do we look for things that are pretty on the outside, but don't work on the inside or aren't what we want on the inside? Or how many times do we look for those people that are pretty on the outside because it makes us feel better? For instance, my husband and I belong to a local Jeep club. The club had a party for the holidays and it included an 'ugly' sweater contest. Now I know that this is all the rage now and everyone loves a good 'ugly' sweater party. But I just could not bring myself to go and find an ugly sweater. There was something about being in an ugly sweater that in my mind made me think I was going to look bad. Not that I thought my friends would look differently at me because of it, because they'd be in the sweaters too, but my pride and vanity didn't allow me to get an ugly sweater and participate. Ironically, many of the other members of the club must have felt the same way because I think they only had a dozen participants (of over 100 people that attended). It made for an interesting observation for me.
So back to the toaster this morning it got me to thinking that I needed to stop thinking about things from the outside and start thinking about things from the inside, where it really counts. Because after all the newness has worn off, after the clothes are not in style anymore, after the make up comes off, it all really boils down the inside and whether it is working for me. I'm making that commitment to be more aware of being pretty on the inside and worrying less about what is on the outside. I still want to lose those extra pounds I've got, but if I don't worry about my inside, I could do all the work in the world to make myself look great on the outside and still be miserable.
As for that toaster, whenever it does bite the dust, I'll be looking for the model that fits my needs, even if it doesn't exactly match the rest of the appliances in the kitchen.
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