It's no masterpiece. I can tell you that.
Dear Mr. Artist Sculptor Person (I think your name might be Daniel Edwards):
I know this picture of a sculpture has been around for a while...I was just hoping it would go away...quietly. I also know that it's supposed to be some pro-life bullshit about Britney Spears giving birth to Sean Preston Federline on an animal skin rug. Here's the problem: I usually "get" art. I just don't "get" this sculpture. I hate to break it to you but not every woman who has a child of their own is pro-life. They still might be pro-choice and they just chose to keep the baby. That's what that choice thingy is all about. I don't understand why it is that she popped out one kid with her husband and you're making her the sculpture-child for pro-life. I have a few questions for you.
Question 1: Did you even look at Britney Spears when you made this sculpture? Let me show you something...here is an average looking picture of Britney's facs vs. The Sculpture. Just in case you didn't notice, that thing looks more like Marie Antoinette than Britney Spears. I wouldn't have known it was supposed to be Britney if the article on MSN didn't tell me.
Question 2: Did you happen to look at a PREGNANT picture of Britney Spears when you made this thing? At no point in time during her pregnancy, especially the end, did she ever have that type of muscle definition. We all probably thought she would, but she didn't. No bicepts, no protruding collar bones...all we got were puffy cheeks and chubby legs. Here's a little exhibit of a pregnant Britney Spears vs. The Sculpture:
Question 3: Did you realize that that Britney gave birth to Sean Preston Federline via C-Section at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica? Not only was this ass-up birthing position not part of his welcome wagon to this scary world, hospitals don't have animal rugs in birthing rooms. I think it has something to do with either lack of practicality or sanitation or both. Here's what really happened vs. The Sculpture:
I understand that Britney having a baby might've inspired you. What I don't understand is how you think this sculpture has anything to do with Britney Spears other than it's a woman having a baby. So Dan-the-sculptor, can I ask you one more thing? Just between you and me...are you just trying to get your name out there by creating this monstrous sculpture that is supposed to be a famous girl you don't even know, giving birth to a child in a fictitious way? I just have this nagging suspicion that you already had this thing sculpted and you just attached Britney's name to it after-the-fact to attract the media. And even if I'm wrong about it being created before Britney’s first birthing experience, I just can't kick the idea that you're just using her name to get attention. If you could just clear that up for me I could move on with my life and forget this whole thing ever happened. Oh and by the way, if you are using her name to get attention, it worked brilliantly. Unfortunately, your sculpture is no Michelangelo's Statue of David. It's still ugly and ridiculous and it scares me. Sincerely, xine.
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Every day we make decisions based on our level of self-esteem. We also exhibit that level of self esteem to those around us through our behaviour. 90% of all communication is non-verbal - it is not what you say but ho you say it that matters! Your body language, tonality and facial gestures can all tell a completely different story to your words. It is our behaviour which influences others and people react to us by reading our non-verbal communications. Have you ever met someone you just didn't like although on the surface they seemed polite and courteous, or you met someone who seemed to speak confidently yet you knew they were really frightened underneath and just displaying bravado?
Parental and peer influences play a major part in moulding our level of self-esteem when we are children and in our early years of adolescence. The opinions of the people closest to us and how they reacted to us as individuals or part of the group was a dominant factor in the processes involved in forming our self esteem.
As adults we tend to perpetuate these beliefs about ourselves and in the vast majority of cases they are ridiculously erroneous. It is time to re-evaluate our opinion of ourselves and come to some new conclusions about these old belief patterns.
Ask yourself some serious question:
Is your long-held view about yourself accurate? Do we respect the sources from which we derived these beliefs? Most of the negative feedback we bought into as we were growing up actually came from people we have little or no respect for and as adults we would probably laugh their comments away! Yet the damage to your self esteem was done when you were very young and you still carry it with you to this day.
Is it possible that even those people you respected, who influenced your self-worth, were wrong? Perhaps they had low self esteem also.
As adults we have the opportunity to reshape our self-esteem. Try to judge accurately the feedback you receive from people you respect. This process will allow you to deepen your understanding of yourself and expand your self-image. It will also show you were you actually need to change things about yourself and were you don't. Many people are striving to better themselves in areas where they are just fine or actually excelling and it is only because they have an inaccurate picture of themselves in their minds due to low self esteem!
Setting small goals and achieving them will greatly boost your self-esteem. Identify your real weakness and strengths and begin a training program to better your inter-personal or professional skills. This will support you in your future big life goals and boost your self-esteem and self confidence to high levels you didn't existed!
Learn to recognise what makes you feel good about yourself and do more of it. Everyone has certain things that they do which makes them feel worthwhile but people with low self esteem tend to belittle these feelings or ignore them.
Take inventory of all the things that you have already accomplished in your life no matter how small they may seem. Recognise that you have made achievements in your life and remember all the positive things that you have done for yourself and others. Take a note of your failures and don't make excuses like "I'm just not good enough" or "I just knew that would happen to me", analyse the situation and prepare yourself better for the next time. If someone else created success, regardless of the obstacles, then you are capable of doing the same! Remember everyone has different strengths and weakness so do not judge your own performance against that of another just use them as inspiration and know that what one human being has achieved so can another!
Surround yourself with people who respect you and want what is best for you - people who are honest about your strengths and will help you work through your weakness. Give the same level of support to them!
Avoid people who continually undermine you or make you feel small. These people are just displaying very low self esteem. As your own self esteem grows you will find that you are no longer intimidated by another's self confidence or success and you can actually be joyful for them! Do things you love to do and that make you happy. A truly happy person never has low self esteem they are too busy enjoying life! By getting busy living your life with passion and joy you will not be able to be self-consciousness.
If you find yourself feeling self-conscious in any situation focus on the fact that others can tell and many of them will be feeling the same. Be honest. People respond to someone better if they openly say "To tell you the truth I'm a bit nervous" rather than displaying bravo or fake confidence that they can see right through. Their reactions to you, will show your mind at a deep level, that there was actually nothing to be frightened of and everything is great. If someone reacts to this negatively they are just displaying low self esteem and very quickly you will find others noticing this! Really listen to people when they talk to you instead of running through all the negative things that could happen in your head or focusing on your lack of confidence. People respond to someone who is truly with them in the moment..
Breath deeply and slow down. Don't rush to do things.
Stop the negative talk! 'I'm no good at that' or "I couldn't possibly do that" are affirmations that support your lack of self esteem. Instead say "I have never done that before but I am willing to try" or "how best can I do that?". Which leads us to the last point - the quality of the questions you ask yourself s very important.
When you ask a question it almost always has a preposition in it. For example, "How did I mess that up?" presumes that something was messed up, a better way of phrasing the question would be "what way can I fix this quickly?", as this presumes you can and will fix it. Or "How am I ever going to reach my goal?" could be rephrased as "what way will lead me to my goal quicker" presumes that you are going to reach your goal! Get the picture? Change the quality of your questions and your results will change!
Practise these techniques and watch your self esteem rise day by day. personal-development.info
The piece doesn't have to look like her. It's the idea that got attention including yours. Jokes on you. Mission accomplished.
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