Jill Baughan is an author and speaker who helps you unleash the power of play in your life--no matter what your life is like right now. Her message will give you a new ability to:

• Fit more fun into your day.
• Restore adventurous dreams you may have postponed.
• Multiply joy by sharing your fun with others.
• Use moments of fun to heal in times of grief and loss.
• Renew your relationship with God by using fun as an act of worship.

 

CELEBRATE YOUR HOTNESS

I'm going to take a wild guess, and say that you think of yourself as an average-looking person...or worse, on a bad day. Most of us are very hard on ourselves when it comes to physical appearance.

But even if you think you're overweight, out of shape, old, or the possessor of a prominent feature you consider to be undesirable. God has made you physically charming in one way or another, I promise.

Oh, sometimes the world seems bent telling you otherwise; I know that feeling well.

When my daughter, Jamie, was three years old, we were standing together at the door of her preschool, buttoning up our coats, when a lady walked up, took a look at her and gushed, "What a beautiful little girl!" Then she eyed me and said, "She must look like her Daddy."

Yeah, I wasn't feelin' so "hot" that day.

But we must remain undeterred in our quest to take joy in our physical assets.

One year I decided to celebrate my fabulous red glasses, and get my picture taken at one of those places that purport to make you more glamorous than you have ever been or will ever be again in your life. After I spent two hours with the photographer, the manager appeared behind me as I was viewing the proofs on a screen, shaking his head and saying, "Wow, you don't have much to choose from there, do you?"

And, unfortunately, it was true. There was glare off my glasses, and my left eye was half shut on most of the pictures, making me look as though I were three sheets to the wind.

"Tell you what," he said, without waiting for me to answer. "If you've got another couple of hours, you can have another sitting for free."

And four hours later, I walked out of that place...exhausted, but carrying some priceless photos of me in my red glasses (and a red feather boa to match), with both eyes pretty much open.

Maybe it'll take a little effort on your part, too, to have some fun with your hotness. But remember that even though appearance isn't what's most important about us, you are physically gifted in some way that's worthy of at least a small wing-ding.

So have at it! And no self-deprecating excuses like, "Oh I'm so unattractive, I just can't think of anything..." Shoot, if I could find a way to celebrate astigmatism, you can most certainly have some fun with your hair or your nose or your teeth or your feet or your amazing eyes.

Because every gift from God is worth celebrating. And I've got pictures to prove it.

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.

(Psalm 139:14)