motd Tuesday Nov 8, 2011

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DIFFERENT

Tuesday, 08 November 2011

Oh yes, you are! You are...different! In

fact, you're different than anyone else God put on

this earth...and that's good news. Let me explain.

Growing up back in New

Orleans, I thought I was very

different...because I was fat.

Growing up back in New Orleans, I thought I

was very different.

See, I was different because I was fat.

And oh boy, did I ever think about my being fat...a

lot! And worse, because I was fat, I thought I

was different...in a bad way.

I never really felt like I fit in when I was in

school. I was the most overweight kid in my

elementary school so I always felt "different" in

grade school. By the time I reached high school, I

ended up hanging out with the other kids who were

overweight, like me. (I guess we felt better being

together.)

Because I was overweight, I felt like no one liked

me. And, to tell you the truth, I really didn't like

myself very

much either. Honestly, my weight made me feel like

a "bad" person. Did you ever have feelings like this

about yourself?

I receive a lot of e-mail

from people who feel they're "bad people" because of

what they weigh.

I receive a lot of e-mail from people who

feel they're "bad people" because of what they weigh.

And because they feel so different, so bad about

themselves, they don't socialize very much with

others. And some of them hardly even leave their

homes, if they can help it. Now how sad is that?

If you're one of those people who feels like this

about themselves, then you'd better stop it...and

I mean now! Hey,

it's good to be different...it makes you unique.

Think about it, there's no one else in this world,

quite like you. I think that's something you should

celebrate and certainly not feel bad about. You're one of a

kind and

all of us, added together, make the world a more

interesting place. We're all different, we're all

special and that's something I want you to never

forget.

I want you to take some

time and make a list of the things that make you

different.

Something else I want you all to think about. You are

not a bad person just because you're overweight.

So please erase that thought from your heads. Today,

I want you to take some time and make a list of the

things that make you different. And by the way, your

size is not to

be one of those things, okay? I want you to think

about the things, especially the spiritual ones, that

make you a special human being. Those are the things

I want you to focus on.

Now I'll be honest with you, on the list I made for

myself, it took me a while to acknowledge and accept

all the positive things that made me a special

person. And it may take you some time, too. But,

believe me, as you take in all those wonderful things

about yourself, you'll begin to see how being

different makes you, truly...oh-so very special.

So, get to work making your list...get my gist?!

Love,