"I Want to Be Somebody New"

I was reading this book (written by Robert Lopshire) to Tyler the other night at bedtime and I about died at how much I thought of myself when I read these words:

Elephant: "Now look and tell me what you see."

Children: "An elephant is what we see! Why, you are as big as big can be!
But being that big cannot be fun. Say! You must weigh at least a ton!
You cannot walk up on this fence...
or squeeze between these circus tents.
The door of your house is now too small.
You can't get through that door at all!
You can't go here.
You can't go there.
You can't go much of anywhere!
You cannot sit in your old chair.
Your new rear end won't fit in there.
You're very big.
You're very fat.
We do not care for you like that." (I don't care much for myself like this either)

Elephant:"Every word of what you say is true. Okay. So I'll be someone new. Ready? Get set now. One, two three..."

Oh how I wish it were that easy for me.
I do feel quite like an elephant these days.