There used to be a show on ABC call “Extreme Makeover†where people would submit videos where they would plead their case on why they should be chosen for the “extreme makeoverâ€. The “lucky†ones chosen would then leave their friends and family and spend a few months with personal trainers, dentists, plastic surgeons, and life coaches. After some amount of time they would gather all of the contestant’s family and friends and introduce the person that was completely made over……….I don’t think it’s on the air anymore.
After that they came out with “Extreme Makeover: Home additionâ€, of which I am sure everyone is much more aware. Much like the original “Makeover†show people were chosen and sent away, but instead of personal trainers and dentists, crews of people would descend upon the house that had been chosen to be “made overâ€.
I think “Makeover†might not be the best term for this show, because if you have seen it you know they don’t really “Makeover†the old house. They pretty much build a new one, but only after they take the original house to the ground. But isn’t that how it has to be? To have a brand new something, the old something has to go away.
I bring this up because over the last few weeks during our series on identity we have been discussing the fact that perhaps we have built our identity on a false sense of masculinity. Now if that’s the case then we have to realize that our Identity is going to need a “Makeoverâ€, and I’m not talking about the can of paint kind. I am talking about taking the old one to the ground.
Come on out tomorrow morning as Bill Clark takes us through the fifth week of our Identity series : Extreme Makeover: Identity edition.
See you guys in the AM
D.R.