Minute Message  : Accepting Yourself

Publication date: Saturday, 1/18/97



	Sometimes you can learn a lot of things about people by

simply observing their behavior. Such was the case recently when

I sat waiting for my turn to get a hair cut. One lady was having

something put on by what appeared to be a paint brush. Another

was having her hair teased, rolled and combed by a beautician

determined to make the hair do what she wanted. Another was

having very short snips cut from one place or another, and when

the cutting was finished her hair was shorter than mine.



	I don't know what to make of all of this except to say that

it amazes me at times how we torture certain parts of our body to

make it appear younger, more attractive, or fit. We want to hide

what is really there. You have grey hair?  No problem, a little

color and no one will know the difference (except your hair

dresser). Looking a little aged? Face lifts work wonders (unless

you appear to be walking through a wind tunnel).



	Accepting ourselves as we are goes a long way toward making

us feel good about us. God made you as you are. He will accept

you as you are. The question is, will you accept yourself?





Norman Russell

2761 Broadway

North Bend, Oregon USA  97459