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Old 03-08-2006, 07:33 PM   #44 (permalink)
veruca
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this thread made me think of this quote that I read in Oprah a few months ago:

" are you waiting to be skinnier, thinner, more toned, more tanned, better dressed,sexier,more lovable, nicer, smarter, funnier, or wealthier before you really begin your life? Millions of us are. and it's a complete waste of time. body obsession and the quest for perfection are destroying our lives, and we are willing partners in this destruction." -- Jennifer Weiner


It hit home with me...lol..I just bought the book:

(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/141..._encoding=UTF8)

and I can't wait to read it...lol


I think I have fewer body issues than most, and I am not a small or excessively pretty girl. I was raised by a staunch feminist mother who made sure I knew that my worth was between my ears and not my body.
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