March 2011
29 posts
I've talked to so many women this past week who...
Part of me wants to shake them until they enter back into reality. Part of me wants to bring them to a mirror and yell, “Do you not see that beautiful human being staring back at you?!” But then again, part of me wants to break down. Our society is so fed up on certain standards.
Women must be stick thin but have big boobs and perfect thighs and butts. It’s a giant...
February 2011
34 posts
To all the girls who have ever felt like they...
You are good enough. You are beautiful.
“Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.”
– Napoleon Bonaparte (via quote-book)
Just wanted to remind you all that you're...
Sweet dreams.
xx
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"Walk Away From Worries" -Seema Chowdhury
Walk away from worries of life
And the stormy thoughts
Drop what drags you down
And learn to happily survive And discover and look for miracles And smile and enjoy all this For life holds precious value And is a gift of a cozy bliss Count your blessings daily And start on a happy note Each day of your life And for joy and praise always vote And let happiness freely flow Like a brook my dear In...
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A Mother, A Teacher
Christine Messmer is a mother and middle school teacher, pictured above with one of her daughters. She lives in Connecticut.
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Definition of beauty:
How do I define beauty? I wouldn’t define it as outside the person, I would define it as things inside a person. Like a person who is helpful and caring and really wants to be there for others.
As teacher:
It’s very difficult for...
a bubble
i see her, inside of her bubble,
playing a handful of her hair.
the coffee color stares back at me,
so apparent with the backdrop of her
tan skin.
a pair of cowboy boots,
suede and frayed,
is thrown aside carelessly,
as though they don’t define
anything.
words pour out,
as we all sit in a circle
around that bubble
and listen.
hearts beat,
a simple sign that we’re
alive.
she is a beautiful girl,
a...
“There is something beautiful about all scars of whatever nature. A scar means...”
– Harry Crews
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Speaking with a Seminary Student
Chris Davies is currently a Seminary student and the Youth Director at First Church of Christ, Congregational in Suffield, CT.
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Abby (me): How do you define beauty?
Chris Davies: Confidence, usually.
A: What messages is society sending to women today?
CD: I think they’re terrible messages. I think there is a perception of what is beautiful...
I was reading from my AP US History textbook...
“This celebrity culture illuminates the stresses facing ordinary Americans in these years of social change. For young women uncertain about society’s shifting expectations, beauty pageants offered one ideal to which they could aspire. For men confronting unsettling developments from feminism to Fordism, the exploits of sports heroes could restore damaged self-esteem.”
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