Reinventing Me by Rose Flores Reinventing Me "The love of the body of a man or woman balks account, the body itself balks account. That of the male is perfect, and that of the female is perfect ... I breathe the fragrance myself and know it and like it, the distillation would intoxicate me also, but I shall not let it." Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass Many of us wish to look beautiful. We desire to insert ourselves and leave a mark of impression so we could be remembered. In our encounters with life we always ask the questions, " Who am I?" "How should I look?" "How do I imprint myself a picture that would let others remember me and my uniqueness?" These questions bother some of us, most of us, and oftentimes, these questions prod us that primal desire to change what nature has decided we should have. With methods ranging from a mere cosmetic makeover to more exotic touches like body painting, tattooing, piercing or more drastic soluti...
