This morning when I staggered into the bathroom at the early morning hour of 5:00, and flipped on the light, every single bulb but one blew out. (There were six before.) It was like a small pyrotechnics display. I remembered that we are out of lightbulbs (of course), and the ambiance was nice, so I took my shower and it even occurred to me that with such low light, it was probably easier for Adam to keep sleeping, since we don't have a door separating our bathroom from our bedroom.
When I stepped out of the shower and had to face the mirrors on all sides, I paused and thought, "You know, girl, you look better in less light." And it has stayed with me all day long. It's a woman's nature to get up to that mirror, with the bright light overhead, and examine for new wrinkles, spots, blackheads, cellulite, or other imperfections. We are, truly, our toughest critic. Well, I couldn't see a darn thing, and it was NICE. Maybe I should stop looking at myself under such direct light. Maybe the one lightbulb bathroom could revolutionize the way I start to see myself, and then, the way I treat myself.
Hopefully, lightbulbs don't go on sale next week.
12 comments:
jenna:
you have a beautiful warm spirit about you and it comes through in your writings.
your cheerleader :) ha
This is so true! I wear contacts but I'm not completely blind w/out them. I can see well enough that my body is nearly perfect when I pass the mirror in the morning to get into the shower. If only I could go like that all day...
I actually taped a scripture verse to my bathroom mirror. It's 2 Corinthians 10:5. I like to say it outloud while looking in the mirror.
Low light is good! It sort of softens everything doesn't it?
Love you, babe!
Hey - it's all about the lighting!
I think about you when I wake up in the morning at 7:30 or 8. I am so amazed that you get up at 5!! It's such a lovely time of day-but I just can't drag my heinie out of bed that early.
great thought. maybe i should unscrew some of my lights. i can only imagine what bright lights do to you at 5:00 in the morning =]
Ha, Ha! Think I'm going to go remove some lightbulbs! : )
(Love your blog header by the way - beautiful!)
How do you get up at 5:00 am. I must sleep more than most people! You are beautiful in any light!:)
I have a plasma TV and it has different 'zooms' you can set the picture to. I discovered that on 'wide" all those size two women looked like a nice size 10. Made me feel right at home. Maybe I need to switch it back...
This must be why some women say they look best by candlelight. :)
I really noticed yesterday how terrible I look when I'm tired. This is another plug for letting me sleep in.
Now if only we could go outside and have the dim light follow.
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