everything is but a challenge

stressed out is a word that a lot of people use, it may be that people have a lot of things on their hands and cannot cope with all the events.

i too, get stressed about certain things.

sometimes i want to cry and give up. to just not move and let things fall apart, but my pride won't let me.

how could i give up something i've worked hard for over a sudden weakness?

it doesn't seem rational. if i could get anything i wanted without any effort would i be satisfied? would i feel as happy?

i don't think so.

the very reason for being happy is when you overcome the adversities that you face along the way. when you don't back down from a problem and when you face your fears head on.

the most memorable experience is not the place you're in but how you got there.

the journey is half of the fun in seeing things.

being asked to present a case study in a whim, conducting a research in just 5 months and having an eight hour duty and a mountain of requirements.... i say bring it on.

in this world, everything is a challenge but then again it's what makes life fun and worth living.

is it worth it?

i was watching a show on lifestyle network called "celebrity slim down", it was about how celebrities got back into their skinny figures after bloating up a bit... then it struck me

why?

why do we go through all the diet and exercise to be skinny... i'm sure a lot of women out there can relate to this situation. trying hard to get a figure that celebrities have... trying to fit into a size 2 or 4, but for what exactly?

i could only come up with a few reasons:

1. to look good in a cocktail dress
2. to fit in to their old clothes
3. because people look at them differently, albeit sexier

we are all sucked in to this illusion of beauty and the shape that a woman's body must be in order to be accepted by society. buying all those slimming teas and pills, spending money on things that, when you think about it, aren't that important.

i'm not saying diet and exercise isn't important, of course it is. but if you're as skinny as a broom stick and you still want to shrink down, that's the problem.

society gives too much attention to how a person looks, how she moves, her toned arms and legs. things that don't add up to determining whether you're a good person or not.

there's a saying that goes "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder"; beauty here does not suggest the physical attributes of a person but what a person sees PAST the external shell.

so then, i ask you, is it worth it?

putting all your efforts into shrinking down to a size 2 and not tasting delicious meals created by people who care for you,

jogging through the park not even noticing the flowers that have finally bloomed in spring,

buying all those expensive slimming materials when you could have donatated the money to charity.

ASK YOURSELF.