self and God.

i read this this morning, and found it incredibly profound! a good friend and i have been on a journey for a few years with regard to improving our physical health and taking care of the body God gave us -- i spent my 20's not caring much; sometimes in my early 30's i have swung to being militant about exercise and eating right...but the truth is that in taking care of my physical being i've found a way to relax, feel good, stay healthier than i ever have, and am pretty comfortable in my own skin now, which wasn't always the case when i was younger. the thing we've come to in many discussions is that no matter how hard we try, we may never look like the guys on the men's health magazines -- i can't afford to eat the way they do, don't have time to lift and run and exercise hours a day, and am not biologically wired up to have muscles that pop out of every conceivable spot. the goal has got to be what the author of this article talks about -- recognizing that God made me a certain way; i can take care of that and make sure i'm a good steward of my physical health, and not be too critical of the so-called problem areas...matter of fact, maybe even to rejoice in a few imperfections because it proves that only God is perfect. and it ought to be a reminder of the fact that God doesn't make any junk, no matter what we might think!

http://www.relevantmagazine.com/life_article.php?id=7445