Teigyr, I really appreciate your point of view and attitude. Granted, I don't think I'll know how I'll react to them until they're on, but I'm going to do my best to stay positive. I feel like I already have a bit of a stigma in a far less than perfect smile, so I have faith that it will be well worth it in the long run. My sense of self worth is based, at least on part, in taking good care of myself emotionally and physically. This is part of that and, from that standpoint, makes me feel good.
Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Continue to learn. Appreciate your friends. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.
--Mary Anne Radmacher