Wow! 15 comments on my last post - that makes blogging worth it so thank you!!! I guess I'll prepare myself for no posts on this one, JK.
On Saturday I went with my sister and brother-in-law to the BODY WORLDS 3: The story of the heart at the Leonardo museum. I was so glad to have someone in the family to go with me because Jeff was so grossed out at the thought of going to this incredible exhibit. If you haven't heard about BODY WORLDS before, it's an exhibit highlighting the amazing and totally miraculous human body. It has more than 200 real human bodies that have been preserved through plastination, where the fluids in the body are replaced with chemicals that harden and preserve the body. They're real and totally amazing! You see muscles, blood vessels, veins, skeletons, and everything. It was just mind boggling to think that these were real bodies (donated by permission of the individuals of course) and at times I had to remind myself that they were real. There was even some animals there showing the blood vessels that ran through their bodies. My favorite part of the whole exhibit was the fetal development section. It had real fetuses from the time of just a few days old through 32 weeks. I was shocked when I could see at just a few weeks into development, eyes, toes, fingers, a nose, and working heart. It was totally amazing and I left thinking, how can anyone deny there is a God? I don't care what your religious beliefs are, there is no denying that a higher power exists that gives us life and has made it possible for us to have bodies that are just incredible. Thinking back to when I was pregnant I was just speechless at the thought that Pearl developed inside of me and she went from a blob of cells to a perfect, beautiful, and healthy baby. Science can't replicate the miracles our body performs everyday and it was humbling to take a peek inside our skins, literally! And no one left without thinking they should do better at taking care of their bodies. Even working in the health field, I struggle with making healthy decisions. Hopefully after seeing how my body works and getting a reminder about what a blessing it is to have a healthy body, I'll try harder to exercise, eat right, and not stress too much. I really can't do it justice, you'll just have to go see it before it leaves SLC.
