American Tao -- no. 2

Never look at glossy magazines.

The women are air-brushed

and without blemish. Yet it is

your wife who possesses true beauty.

If we don't come from nothing,

where did we begin?

Isn't it easier to relax

after a hard day of work?

Can you appreciate losing weight

if you haven't been fat?

Will you be motivated to put on

muscle if you haven't been skinny?

"Do as I say, not as I do"--

as if that ever works.

The ultimate goal is to be

comfortable in your own skin.

Work is good. But don't bring it home.