make-overs

it seems like every other post is about some television show i've recently come to enjoy. i apologize for that, especially for all of you who think television is a waste of time-i'm probably offending you with all my talk of it. deep down, i agree that it's usually a waste of time...there are other things i could be doing, but honestly, sometimes it's nice to chill in front of the tv and enjoy a good show! for years, we didn't have television to watch (i mean, like the past 8 years or so!), so maybe that's why i'm eating it up right now...
anywho, on to the good stuff, one of the shows i love to watch is TLC's "what not to wear." people vote in their friends, family members and co-workers who seem to have no fashion sense, and in the course of an hour, they are completely made-over...transformed...metamorphisized... and i love to see this change. i think about the verse in matthew where Jesus says, "don't worry about your life...about what you will eat or drink or what you will wear...for isn't life more than these things?" (paraphrased)...and as much as i love to see the change in what these fashion-challenged people wear, i like to see the transformation that takes place inside. so many of these people start the show with a very low self-esteem. they don't feel very good about their bodies, which is displayed outwardly by tacky clothing, oversized clothing, overly-revealing clothing, or just plain ugly clothing...the heart of the problem, though, is much much deeper than the wearing of what should not be worn. and oddly enough, i think that has been touched on in every episode i've seen. and the people come out, at the end of the week, with their sweet new clothes, great hair-cuts and perfect make-up (used to "enhance the beauty that's already there") not only looking better, but feeling a whole lot more confident about who they are. and really, i think this is a very good thing.
i think, too, this is a good image of all problems in life...a lot of times they masquerade themselves as shallower issues, when really they are deep down parts of who us, and deep down parts of the person we see at work each day, or that we share a bed with at night. maybe we just need to take a little time to look a little deeper..
just a thought...