Michael Jackson's Self Image

Hearing the news about Michael Jackson's untimelystars, pop singers and celebrities. Ordinary women and
death was a shock to everybody. Anybody under themen are resorting to the surgeon's knife. I find this a
age of 45 has grown up with his music which hasfrightening trend and one that suggests that there is
covered 4 decades! Love or hate his music,only one "look" that is beautiful.
everybody has heard it and you can only admire hisBeauty comes in many forms and a person's
musical talent and stamina for producing so much.individuality is often their charm. If we all looked the
But like many child stars, Michael Jackson lost hissame we would no longer be beautiful. Women in
childhood and his privacy, living the majority of his 50particular are very good at looking in the mirror and
years in the public eye. As I was watching footage ofonly seeing the bits they don't like. So many times I
his extraordinary life from child phenomenon to thehave women telling me about their "fat legs" or "big
King of Pop, I cannot help feeling sad that his lifenose" or "horrible hair". My aim with women like this is
cannot have been a happy one.to try to get them to focus on the things that are
Looking at the physical transformation from the happybeautiful about them. By concentrating on the good bits
smiling child Michael was when he first sang with hisand showing them to their best advantage, we can
siblings to the sad, pinched and pale Michael of recentignore the bad bits and nobody will notice.
years, it amazes me what somebody will do toWearing colours and clothes that compliment the body
change their appearance to "conform" to an imageshape you have will enhance the best of you. Focusing
they perceive as "the look".on these "good" features will give you confidence to
Plastic surgery, Botox and many other cosmeticcelebrate the body you have, without resorting to
surgical procedures are becoming more and moremajor surgery which carries risks that, in my opinion
common place and are no longer prohibited to movieare not worth taking.