Mermaid or Whale?

A dear friend sent me this email and I just had to put it out to the universe. What would you rather be a mermaid or a whale?

I'm with this lady, I want to be a whale. I am not really comfort at the weight I am, simply because none of my cloths fit, however I refuse to give up all the things I love just to get "skinny" What is the fun in that, if you can't enjoy it because I know as soon as I have that piece of cake it will return... I bet I have lost this same 20 lbs - 10 times.. I'm thinking it just needs to stick with me :)... so let's focus on getting healthy and hopefully look better because we feel better.

Thanks Cindy, this was a great reminder of what is important, not so much to look good, but to feel good and enjoy life.

15 So I commend the enjoyment of life, because nothing is better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany him in his work all the days of the life God has given him under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 8:15 (New International Version)

Ok this is the verse of the week :) Have a great one


Mermaid or Whale?
Recently, in a large city in Australia, a poster featuring a young, thin and tan woman appeared in the window of a gym.
It said, "This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?"

A middle-aged woman, whose physical characteristics did not match those of the woman on the poster, responded publicly to the question posed by the gym.

To Whom It May Concern,
Whales are always surrounded by friends (dolphins, sea lions, curious humans.)They have an active sex life, get pregnant and have adorable baby whales. They have a wonderful time with dolphins stuffing themselves with shrimp. They play and swim in the seas,seeing wonderful places like Patagonia, the Bering Sea and the coral reefs of Polynesia.
Whales are wonderful singers and have even recorded CDs.
They are incredible creatures and virtually have no predators other than humans.
They are loved, protected and admired by almost everyone in the world.

Mermaids don't exist.
If they did exist,they would be lining up outside the offices of Argentinean psychoanalysts due to identity crisis. Fish or human?
They don't have a sex life because they kill men who get close to them, not to mention how could they have sex? Just look at them ... where is IT?
Therefore, they don't have kids either. Not to mention, who wants to get close to a girl who smells like a fish store?

The choice is perfectly clear to me:
I want to be a whale.

P.S. We are in an age when media puts into our heads the idea that only skinny people are beautiful, but I prefer to enjoy an ice cream with my kids, a good dinner with a man who makes me shiver, and a piece of chocolate with my friends. With time, we gain weight because we accumulate so much information and wisdom in our heads that when there is no more room, it distributes out to the rest of our bodies..

So we aren't heavy, we are enormously cultured, educated and happy.
Beginning today,when I look at my butt in the mirror I will think,
¨Good grief, look how smart I am!¨