Re: Inspirational Thought for all of us
From: JC (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 29 Sep 2000 06:05:53 -1000
amen sister................we all need more encouraging, reality facts like
these...... bless you connie :)
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From: anonymous@obgyn.net
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Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 3:13 AM
Subject: Inspirational Thought for all of us
> I hope that everyone has a wonderful weekend!
>
> Did you know ...There are 3 billion
> women who don't look like super
> models and only eight who do.
>
> Marilyn Monroe wore a size 14.
>
> The average American woman weighs 144
> lbs. and wears between a size 12 and 14.
>
> One out of every four college aged
> women has an eating disorder.
>
> The models in the magazines are
> airbrushed -- they're not perfect!!
>
> If Barbie was a real woman, she'd have
> to walk on all fours due to her proportions.
>
> A psychological study in 1995 found that
> three minutes spent looking at models in
> a fashion magazine caused 70% of women
> to feel depressed, guilty, and shameful.
>
> Models twenty years ago weighed
> 8% less than the average woman,
> today they weigh 23% less.
>
> "Beauty of a Woman"
> The beauty of a woman
> Is not in the clothes she wears,
> The figure that she carries,
> Or the way she combs her hair.
> The beauty of a woman
> Must be seen from in her eyes,
> Because that is the doorway to her heart,
> The place where love resides.
> The beauty of a woman
> Is not in a facial mole,
> But true beauty in a woman
> Is reflected in her soul.
> It is the caring that she lovingly gives,
> The passion that she shows,
> And the beauty of a woman
> With passing years-only grows!
>
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