I want a perfect body...
I Want A Perfect Body...I Want A Perfect SoulYears ago, I worked with a woman named Candy. She was an older woman who weighed close to 250 lbs. and walked with a limp. But you never noticed her weight or her limp. This woman dressed impeccably, she could put together an outfit better than Heidi Klum and Tom Gunn combined. She wore beautiful hats, stunning jackets, and had a collection of carved canes that would make Mr. Peanut jealous. Every morning, you were greeted with, "Good morning, honey, how are you today?"

The difference was, she actually cared what your response was. Once you knew Candy, her weight and limp disappeared. years ago, a woman I knew collapsed at work- an aneurysm burst in her brain stem, leaving her in a coma. She was 5 months pregnant and had just dropped off her daughter for her first day of kindergarten. She wasn't expected to live. In fact, they still aren't sure how she survived. But she did. She is now in a wheelchair and partially paralyzed on her right side. She gave birth to a beautiful son.

When I last visited with her, I asked her how she was doing. She said, "I'm busy, I'm too busy getting better to feel sorry for myself, to worry about how I used to be." When you first see her, you notice her beautiful blue eyes and electric smile. She's just as stunning as she was before. When you talk to her, she looks straight at you, hanging on every word. She's got a wicked sense of humor and a blast to hang out with. You forget about her disability, you forget she can no longer walk, that she can no longer use her right hand. All you see is this gorgeous blonde with the radiant smile.

What do these two women have in common?What has made a difference in both of their lives?
Attitude. Attitude. Attitude. Attitude. Attitude.ATTITUDE
These two women have transcended their disabilities, they have overcome their imperfections and have turned it around to their favor. They've become beautiful despite their bodies.
When I first saw this picture, I had to look twice. I initially saw a beautiful young girl, but it wasn't long before I realized this was no ordinary hot chick hanging out on Myspace.

Michelle got it. Michelle figured out what thousands turn in to Oprah and Dr. Phil for. Michelle figured out what the rest of us buy books to read about. Michelle figured out she is beautiful despite any imperfection she has. She radiates beauty regardless of what the rest of us might perceive as a disability. Michelle displays true courage, the courage to push the envelope, to not accept what others would hide from, but to show the rest of us what grace truly is. She has attitude. On top of it, she's genuine, honest, and f***ing hilarious. The rest of us can bitch and moan about our weight,we can walk around blending into mediocrity because we don't feel we are the perfect women shown in magazines, but for Michelle and other women like her?

They are too busy to worry about it. They are too busy living to hold themselves to a standard beneath them. They know that true beauty radiates from their heart, their soul. Their body is just a vessel to hold it all together, if it's flawed, so be it. They've transcended that vessel to illustrate how to really live.

It's time for the rest of us to learn the lesson.