Epiphany of sorts...

Okay, so have you ever noticed that some of the most simple things/statements can cause the biggest epiphanies? Maybe it's just me. But I had one last week and it was kind of really eye opening. I was at a training where groups of students would come to my station and I'd show them how to use field equipment. While talking, one girl stops me and says "Oh my god, you have the most perfect eye brows I've ever seen." And I just said "Thanks, pluck 'em basically everyday." Cause it's kind of awkward thing to respond to. Then later in the week at a shoot another girl says, "Where do you get your eyebrows waxed?" And I told her that I don't, I just pluck them and shape them myself. And she goes "Oh wow, I wish I could get my eyebrows to look like that by myself."

Ok, so what do my eyebrows being so-called "perfect" have to do with this great epiphany? It went like this. I realized in all my responses I would say, "Oh well I pluck them everyday." The only reason my eyebrows look the way they do is because each morning, even sometimes twice a day, I will pluck them. Sure, I miss doing it a day here and there, but then I make up for that later and pluck for longer. However, even when I'm running late in the morning, I still have the urge to pluck my eyebrows.

Well, do I have the perfect body or the perfect weight? No. And why should I? How many days do I really work toward having that perfect body? Honestly, right now, none. It makes total sense. If I worked at it everyday, there is no way my body would look like this. It'd be in shape. So I can't get upset with how I am now, because I'm not doing anything to change it. There's no reason it should be perfect, because I'm not working at it.

I don't know, maybe this isn't as profound to you guys, but this hit me. Pretty hard. It kind of put everything into perspective. You get back what you put in. I'm not putting in anything, so I'm not getting back anything. It's made me completely rethink why I should work out and eat better. I can only get close to perfect when I work at it. So if I really want to get in shape, I've gotta work at it, everyday. Even do it if I don't want to or "don't have time." When I don't do it, I need to make up for it later by doing more.

Starting this week I'm going to change the way I do things. Tomorrow will be my beginning post. I'd do it now but I'm too tired, long day. Anyway... so hopefully with this new perspective, I can actually get closer to what I think my perfect body would be. Because I'd rather have people be complimenting that then my eyebrows.