Getting a navel ring for the right reasons

October 22, 2004
By:  Lori Wilkerson

Christina Aquilera recently announced that she will be getting rid of nearly all her piercing, including her navel ring, illustrating a point that everyone should consider before getting a navel ring. Are you going to want your navel jewelry for the long haul?

Like many people, the pop star admitted that she got her navel ring because she was “feeling down” to perk herself up and would get a new piercing anytime she hit a rough patch. This attitude of body piercing as a form of superficial therapy is rather like when women of the previous generation would go on a shopping spree whenever they felt bad. It’s not the right reason to get a navel ring or any other body modification. Impulse shopping purchases can be returned. Healing a navel ring piercing is a longer process.

If you want to get a navel ring, don’t do it on impulse; keep in mind that this is a six month commitment to daily, careful care and is basically a permanent alteration of your body. If this is something you want to do that will enhance your self-esteem long-term, that’s wonderful! But if it’s a quick “I broke up with my boyfriend last night” fix, stop and wait a few weeks.

A navel ring is a beautiful, attractive piece of body jewelry, but get one for all the right reasons.

About the Author:
Lori Wilkerson is a successful freelance writer and publisher of http://www.body-jewelry-useek.com.  Body jewelry, piercing and tattooing information you seek to perfectly adorn your body.

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