Elder Tingey gave the talk for the CES fireside this month. In a talk he said the following:
"Exercise of agency is sometimes influenced by personal appearance, both your own and another’s. On occasion, it is difficult to become acquainted with someone’s real self because of first impressions.
Be willing to sit down with a trusted friend and ask this question: What would you recommend I do to improve my physical appearance? Listen to what he or she says. Do not be offended, but take to heart his or her counsel. If necessary, joyfully and happily improve yourself, whether it involves having a smile on your face, losing weight, or changing your hairstyle, grooming, clothing, mannerisms, personal hygiene, or anything else.
Well, I finally said it. Are you offended at me? Remember, your body is the temple of your spirit. Be sure it is clean, tidy, neat, fit, and pure so that your spirit can shine through and be seen by all."
I thought about it for a while, and figured that although I believe that I'm not repulsing people with my appearance, perhaps I should get a second opinion on that. So I consulted with the only person I trust to be brutally honest. She thought about it for a second and told me to stop slouching, and then made a rather unflattering analogy to what I look like when I slouch, that I have no desire to post on a here for public viewing. It's actually not the first time this has been pointed out to me by said friend. One would think it's not that hard to just stand up straight...wrong, it's harder than it looks. I keep forgetting and reverting back. Maybe I should look into finding some kind of corset or something that won't allow me to slouch. Does such a product even exist?
2 comments:
yes... it is called Pilates! I think I know someone who can train you to sit up straight :)
There's also something to which my brother referred as a "Bro" - basically two loops that go over your arms with a solid band of elastic between that pulls your shoulders back. He tried one out but I can't give a testimonial or anything...
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