Thoughts on Modesty

*Disclaimer* This is MY reasoning behind why I dress the way I do, not an attempt to change the way you do.

I am Catholic, and I take my faith very seriously. My religion affects everything I do, including how I dress. I strive to dress well & to dress modestly every day.

Why?

So glad you asked! There are many reasons.

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First, I believe that we are called to live excellently. For me, that means that I put effort into how I look. I have found that when you dress like you care, people tend to treat you with care. I've heard it said that you should dress the way you want to feel. I try to dress in a way that will make me feel confident, mature, and ready to take on the world.

Going hand in hand with that is the call to glorify the Lord in all that we do. We were given bodies by God. He created them and placed souls within. I want to take care of the gift He has given me. I think that in society today we treat our possessions greater than we treat the people around us. I carry my iPad as if it were made of solid gold. I protect it in a hard case. Yet I walk around in Nike shorts and an XL T-Shirt? There is a disconnect there.

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Furthermore, I believe that we should dress appropriately for the situation at hand. For example, if you are meeting the Queen of England, you don't do it in flip flops. If you are going into a paint-ball game, you don't wear a bikini. If you are going to workout, you don't wear a ball gown. Common sense it seems right? So why on earth is it okay to go to class in pajamas? Or to church in short shorts?

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I also firmly intend to avoid hurting the guys around me through the way that I dress. You can either lead a person to heaven or to hell. There is no middle ground. It is common knowledge that guys are incredibly visual. That is just how they are wired. That being said, there is an incredible danger for lust. I would never want to be the cause of someone to lust. I think about my little brother, and how badly I want to see him in heaven. I wouldn't want any young woman tempting him and threatening that. Every man on the street is a brother, a father, a son. It is our responsibility to help them out.

We live in a world where women are treated as objects often. We aren't treated with respect. I say that needs to change! So let's change it. If we aren't part of the solution, we are part of the problem. Let's demand respect. If enough of us acted like ladies, men would feel called to be gentlemen.

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