I'm participating in "Five Minute Friday" over at katemotaung.com today. For five minutes, bloggers are encouraged to "free write, which means: no editing, no over-thinking, no worrying about perfect grammar or punctuation."
The writing prompt this week is Still.
A gal by the name of Taylor Swift was on the cover of Time Magazine this week. Maybe you've heard of her? I'll be the first to admit she needs a little more of Jesus. We all do.
But I admire so much of what she says. How she lives. Who she wants to be.
And my daughter can sing most of her songs word for word. It looks like, for now, Taylor is going to Stay, Stay, Stay.
Anyway, she did an interview with a Time reporter, who asked her this question:
"As a female celebrity, having your body picked over, in a way that doesn’t happen for male celebrities—how do you deal?"
Here is part of her response:
"If we continue to show young girls that they are being compared to other girls, we’re doing ourselves a huge disservice as a society. I surround myself with smart, beautiful, passionate, driven, ambitious women. Other women who are killing it should motivate you, thrill you, challenge you and inspire you rather than threaten you and make you feel like you’re immediately being compared to them. The only thing I compare myself to is me, two years ago, or me one year ago."
At our best, when we have done an excellent job of being still before God, we should live this way too. God has given us each unique abilities. Also one-of-a-kind work to do. Certainly allow yourself to be inspired by others. Take the good parts of the Taylor Swifts of the world and get inspired.
But at the end of the day, every day, praise God for the moments when you were your very best YOU.
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