RULES?

"The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is the reason he made so many of them." - Abraham Lincoln

In West Africa - Timbuktu to be exact - it is believed that the larger a women is, the more beautiful she is. In fact, a young missionary who had a small, trim wife was told by the nationals that his wife was a bad reflection of him - he obviously was not providing well enough for her. A proverb in that part of Africa says that, "If your wife is on a camel, and the camel is unable to stand up, then your wife is truly beautiful." It is absolutely amazing, these days to read on the news, about how much people spend on different surgeries costing mind blowing amounts: ladies in particular are so conscious of people's opinions about their looks that most will do 'ANYTHING,' to look like the photos of models they see in magazines.

"One man's meat," they say, "is another man's poison." A friend was told recently that his dress combination, wasn't right - according to fashion rules. Then I asked, to know who
made the rules, to which someone else responded, "someone." You have got to know your worth.

The point is, don't allow 'someone' without the faintest idea of where you're coming, or headed, to decide when you should be comfortable with yourself. Stop trying to please people - you can't please everyone. Develop, a healthy self esteem and everyone will copy you, no matter what fashion laws you're breaking. God made you 'flawless.' You're defined by your personality, not the other way round.