| I firmly believe that people who achieve their
dreams do so because they
believe in those dreams, even
when the odds are solidly
stacked against them.
Dreams are only foolish
to those who don’t have them.
But the first person who
has to believe in your dreams is
YOU!
Failure is not the worst
thing in the world. The very
worst is not to try.
That’s why I am so glad
that I entered DreamMakeover
Tri-Cities and have given myself
a chance at this
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I am so happy and excited to have made it!
There's been a smile in my heart that I've waited
for my whole life -- a dazzling
smile.
I firmly believe that your smile is one of the
first things people notice about
you and a great first impression
is priceless.
But as far back as I can remember I’ve been
teased about my teeth and was
ashamed of them.
They were (and what’s
left of them still are) chalky
and very susceptible to
cavities, infections, and
breakage.
But it was genetics, and not a lack of personal
hygiene that caused it. My
parents didn’t have the money
it took to fix them properly,
but they did the best they
could. They saw to it that I got the treatment I needed, so as not
to be in physical pain, but the
mental scars I garnered from
other kids grew daily.
Thanks to my family, I
never believed I was any less
important, but still my number
one fantasy was to have nice set
of teeth.
My Mom’s was to have
just one picture of me in which
I smiled.
However, as I grow older,
I worry less about aesthetics
and more about the correlation I
have read about unhealthy teeth
and gums and heart disease.
I have a wonderful family
that I love very much, and want
to be around for them for a long
time to come.
Additionally, having
recently been mistaken for my
elderly mother’s
‘significant other’ not
once, but twice, as well as my
thirteen-year-old son’s
Grandfather on numerous
occasions, has forced me to
finally admit to myself that I
haven’t done a very good job
of looking after myself. I
concede that I do indeed look
broken down and old (no offense
Mom).
But, at a local fair this
past summer I had a caricature
drawn of myself and, maybe it
was just my imagination, but the
resemblance to my
Grandfather’s old bloodhound
was uncanny.
Nevertheless, on the inside, I just feel too darn
young to look this old!
My interest is in the
future, because I'm going to be
spending the rest of my life
there. Being transformed in the
hands of a panel of experts is
my dream come true.
But it’s a dream that I
knew I could never pursue
because I just don't have the
means with which to do so.
I really do long to feel
comfortable in my own skin once
again.
Still,
even though good looks have been
eluding me of late, I am happy
to have the ability to attract
people with my humor, energy and
self-confidence.
I work in retail and I
thoroughly enjoy the interaction
I have with people on a daily
basis. It seems the more I get to talk with folks, the more
energized I become.
My fondest wish, though,
is not to see that momentary
look of aversion on their faces
when they see my teeth.
Also, it’s becoming
very irksome having people
constantly asking me if I’m
feeling poorly or if I’m tired
when I’m not.
Although I know that, if
chosen, it won’t be all fun
and excitement, I thoroughly
believe that this makeover would
transform my life, not just my
looks. I’m not looking for
perfection, just positive
change. |
