Otherwise Occupied
Tuesday, August 04, 2009 - Comments 3
Over three days I had big plans to inspire women with the truth that, despite the culture’s crazy fixation on appearances, God loves us exactly as we are. I’d just arrived at the mountains, to lead a weekend women’s retreat, and was preparing for the first evening together in my room. I probably should have been more prayerful during that pre-gathering window of time, but I had accessories to deal with.
I was wearing my favorite lime green glasses and cutie green earrings I’d bought on the drive to the retreat. I tossed on a funky necklace I’d made from yummy green beads that had a white spiral swirl in the middle of each one, then slid my feet into shoes I’d recently gotten for my birthday. Eco-friendly, they were lime green slides and…wait for it…they had a single white swirl—like the necklace—on the side of each one. Fantastic, right? I know, I know. Wearing blue jeans and a green striped shirt, I convinced myself that I was just like every other woman who’d casually thrown on jeans and a “T” to chillax in the mountains.
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The “True Tune” story…
Monday, July 27, 2009 - Comments 4
The “True Tune” story…
I had always dreamed of being a rock star. OK, not exactly a rock star in the way that many of you (younger) readers might think of one, but one in the Amy Grant mold. Cause she was the coolest when I was growing up and I was quite sure I was going to be just like her one day.
Long story short, in my early twenties I moved to Nashville, met with all the right people, and planned a big showcase. The night of the show there was a line out the door and down the street. All the who’s who were there. It was the absolute perfect night, the perfect setting, the perfect audience to witness what was sure to become the biggest, um, FLOP they had seen in a while.
I have lots of very good reasons for why things went wrong. But none of them can make up for the fact that in the eyes of everyone in the room, I was no closer to being the next Amy Grant than the millions of other wannabees swarming Nashville in those days.
The next day, no one would return my calls. It was over. My dream, which seemed so possible a mere 24 hours earlier, had vanished. And with it went my pride. My confidence. My flawed yet very real understanding of who I was.
In fact, I was so humiliated by the experience that I actually shut my mouth and stopped singing for nearly a decade.
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Gospel Self-Esteem
Thursday, June 18, 2009 - Comments 10
The Mission statement of the True Campaign reads: The True Campaign exists to end the crisis of distorted self image by challenging cultural ideals about identity and beauty, so we can be free to impact our world as God intended.
From the beginning we’ve wanted to address the topic of self-image (and self-esteem) because it is so closely tied to body image and eating issues. Additionally, the idea that a woman’s acceptance of herself contributes to her freedom in this area is a common assumption held by many in our culture.
Studies seem to support this idea. For example, the creative people at the Dove Self-Esteem Fund commissioned a study which found that 75% of girls with low self-esteem reported engaging in negative activities such as disordered eating, cutting, bullying, smoking, or drinking when feeling badly about themselves (compared to 25% of girls with high self-esteem).
In response, efforts to prevent and treat disordered eating, obesity and body hatred have been aimed at increasing self-esteem and helping girls believe that they are truly beautiful.
But is it working?
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