This Is Me... YIKES!

Have you seen the "Before" pictures Abby has on her blog Post, "The Assessment"? All I can say is "Yikes". Bless your poor eyeballs, they are probably all stung and burned up now. I can see my Mother's shape and I've just decided I need to work on my posture as well! How about those rolls during my wall-sit? 

Part of me thinks I should feel embarrassed by these pictures being splayed all over the interwebs; however, I'm not. Maybe because that's just how I am. Maybe because I am so encouraged by this transformation... I WANT everyone to see the changes.

Today I'm reminded of a song that I really relate to... and have for a while, but especially right now, where I am right now. 

"This Is Me" by Faith Hill

Yeah I have my addictions

I keep my share of secrets

And things you'll never see

Mmm I get selfish and defensive

And pay too much attention to my insecurity

Though I

I'm just like everybody else

I try to love Jesus and myself, yeah yeah

I don't know what you believe

Or what you think of what you see

But this is a part of me yeah

What I do and who I am

All of my impurities oh

Are right here on my sleeve

This is me

This is me

Yes my heart breaks for the homeless

I worry about my parents

And all my bills are late

Yeah I I'm dealing with the changes

Of this complicated strangeness

Of seeing life this way

Hey yeah I

I'm just like everybody else

I try, Lord I try to love Jesus and myself, yeah yeah

I don't know what you believe

Or what you think of what you see

But this is a part of me yeah

Of what I do and who I am

All of my impurities

Are right here on my sleeve

This is me yeah

This is me

Wo... yeah yeah, yeah

I laugh at silly movies

Tear up when I see babies

And I'm stubborn as a stone

Yeah I

I criticize my body

I wonder if I'm ready to ever be alone

Oh I

I'm just like everybody else

I cry yes I cry just like everybody else yeah yeah yeah

I don't know what you believe

Or what you think of what you see

But this is a part of me

Of what I do and who I am

All of my impurities

Are right here on my sleeve

This is me

Oh this is me

Oh this is me

I'm gonna celebrate it

I'm gonna celebrate it

Don't be afraid who you are

Celebrate who you are

What you do, what you feel, what you see, who you are

Celebrate, celebrate

This is just me

I'm not afraid, I'm not ashamed

This is me