"I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." - Marilyn Monroe
Good books, like good chocolate and good music, are meant to be shared. And I'm still on this great one that I started a while back - Don't Sweat the Small Stuff For Teens, by Richard Carlson. It's full of simple tips to make your life just a little better. And this one is my favorite - #58, "Be Creative in Your Rebellion." Sounds a little crazy, right?
Basically, it works like this - there seems to be an expectation, in the media and our culture, that we should never be satisfied. We should always want to be thinner, more beautiful, more popular, and we shouldn't be happy till we get there. Of course, that's really just a way to sell more products, but we seem to buy into it. If you get into that kind of thinking, you'll become unhappy with yourself. It can leads to all kinds of problems, and it's no fun, either. Carlson's solution: Be rebelliously happy. Make the decision to see how happy you can be without buying into that expectation. Be smart to know that you never needed all of that silly stuff to be happy anyways.
FG Challenge: Find a day this week to be as rebellious as you possibly can! Love your body. Smile at everyone. Wear what you love, eat what you like. Hey, even enjoy math class! See how happy you can be, just as you are. And be sure to let me know how it goes...
