Are you ready to give a little boost to your body image? It’s essential to nurture sense of appreciation and respect for your body on a daily basis, since the body is where it all begins for women. How you feel about your physical shape affects how you think about yourself in general — as you walk down the street, as you stand in the shower, and as you find romantic time with your partner.
Instead of putting all your energy into clothing, beauty treatments, and dieting, try some body love that has nothing to do with changing yourself physically. Simply connect to your body, with no judgment or goal-oriented thinking. And remember not to compare yourself with airbrushed models in magazines. Keep it in perspective: Marilyn Monroe was a size 14 and if Barbie was a real person, her proportions would cause her to walk on all fours!
Hollywood and the fashion, cosmetics and diet industries work hard to make each of us believe that our bodies are unacceptable and need constant improvement. Print ads and television commercials reduce us to body parts — lips, legs, breasts — airbrushed and touched up to meet impossible standards.
TV shows tell women and teenage girls that cosmetic surgery is good for self-esteem. Is it any wonder that 80% of U.S. women are dissatisfied with their appearance? Women and girls spend billions of dollars every year on cosmetics, fashion, magazines and diet aids. These industries can't use negative images to sell their products without our assistance.Together, we can fight back.
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Yeah! Right On. Down with hate! If everyone loved themself, the world would be a brighter place. All hate comes from one’s own weakness. Fuck Weakness!
i read this in a mail someone forwarded to me!! go girl!! compile it and tell the world what us ladies really want!
Loving yourself is the most important thing. It doesn't matter what other people think as long as you love yourself. People who comment on other peoples weight all the time are insecure about their own body so they say things about other people to make themselves feel better. Love yourself and your body. And respect yourself. Have the self-respect you deserve. You deserve so much. Don't let what other people think get in the way of how you feel about yourself. Next time someone pressures you to do something that goes against your values or you don't want to do, be strong and say no. That's respecting yourself. That's loving yourself. That's accepting yourself.
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