transformations

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transformations are always fun to see. when i think of transformations i tend to think of something physical. losing weight. gaining muscle. straightening teeth...

last week, i got my braces off. it was a long 20 months of sore teeth, scarred cheeks, not being able to floss faithfully (oops), and rubber bands. i have had braces a few times, but y teeth never seemed to stay straight. then i turned 46 and decided now was the time...i simply wanted straight teeth and i was going to do whatever i needed to get those straight teeth. and so i went and got a consultation. and found out what was entailed with the process (and the price!). 


the orthodontist said there was more that he could solve than just the straight teeth. i wasn't really interested in doing anymore than straightening them. but as we chatted, it kinda made sense to correct my bite at the same time. i didn't have much faith anything would happen except for the straightening. 

after about one - three weeks, my darn teeth were already straight! i couldn't believe it. that was easy! i even asked after month one if i could get these darned things off my teeth. no such luck. 

about a month ago, i went in for my appointment and the ortho said, how are they feeling? my reply: i have never been able to use my teeth to bite a hangnail. (weird, i know.) he said: awesome. come back in two weeks and we will take them off. 

seriously? wahoo! just by wearing braces for 20 months, i have had one heck of a transformation. not only physical....but even fixing problems i couldn't see. not only did he straighten my teeth, he corrected my bite, and i have had fewer headaches and my TMJ has no longer been acting up.


those 20 months were not fun. but i did it. i put up with the not-so-fun things to get to an outcome that i am very proud of. 

where am i going with this post? 

...while there are undoubtedly physical transformations, more importantly, there are mental, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual transformations that can happen within us. these transformations are much harder to see because they are not physical and yet they can lead us to discover our best selves. changing one thing can lead to a spiral effect that we didn't even realize was tied to just that one change.

here's the thing: you have to want to make the change. you have to WANT to do the work. you have TO DO the hard work. you have to SHOW up every day. FEEL the pain. go THROUGH the muck to get to the other side. because getting to the other side shows you the reward. the beautiful soul that you were meant to be. be proud. you deserve this transformation. YOU did the hard work. now relish in the peace of who you are meant to be!

be. you.

kim

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