Ugly Betty

I am not sure why this show catches my attention, or why I am drawn to watch it. There is something about Betty Suarez that I connect with.

Betty is this sweet spirited misfit in the middle of fashion's hottest. She works so hard to get people to like her and there is so much she stands to learn about the big bad world. Betty is highly intelligent and yet so naive...

Tonight I watched two episodes online and there were some things that caught my attention.

In the first episode I watched, the Christmas photo spread is leaked and Betty was part of it. She is forced to stay quiet by two co-workers who value their jobs at Mode Magazine more than ethics. As she struggles with this, she tries to tell Daniel (her boss) that she was part of the leak. He tells her he doesn't want to know because he would rather have her at the office than fired.

A long the way, several people tell Betty that sometimes it is OK to keep secrets. She struggles with this (and I admire her courage).

In one scene, she is in the kitchen with her father. He tells her, "You know, Betty, sometimes we have to keep secrets to stay alive."

I thought about this for a minute and wondered if that were necesarily true. For Betty, it has proven to be her savior when she tells the truth and faces reality. I believe that for most of us, that is true and the way it should be.

The episode goes further with the closing scene when Vivian says, "Snow is a magical blanket. It hides what's ugly and makes everything beautiful."

What do you think about this?

In the second episode, Betty is struggling between Walter (who cheated on her and begged to have her back) and Henry (the accounting nerd at Mode). Both have great qualities. Both are stand-up guys.

What Betty is struggling with is Walter is her first and Henry is this guy who comes along at the wrong time (because Betty started dating Walter again). She talks to the wardrobe lady about her dilema and is really frustrated.

What caught my attention is the advice Betty was given, "Butterflies don't mate for life."

I think sometimes we get caught up in that first special person in our life and refuse to look beyond them. It is important that we get out there and "flit" around.

Too, just because one person flies away doesn't mean that life is over. There will be someone else out there who is greater and will be better in your life. Don't get stuck on that one person knowing that you can, and deserve, better.