This Thing Is Serious!!
Spread the word about the SISTAS movement! Invite your friends to join and support the mission to eliminate insecurity of young girls and women and embrace our own unique
beauty. THIS LOW SELF ESTEEM THING IS SERIOUS!!! and sometimes deadly. So spread the word, you never know, you may be saving a life!
Also, if you have any information that may be inspirational or important for us to know, please email SISTAS at pbsistas@yahoo.com or visit us on Facebook (Palm Beach SISTAS)!!
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QUOTES OF FOR THE YEAR...
January
Oprah Winfrey, American TV personality
As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around...
February
Malcolm S. Forbes
Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.
March
Author Unknown
I'd rather lose being myself than to win being someone else.
April
Delatorro McNeal - Author, Coach, Motivational Speaker
You are a priceless original; don't die a cheap copy.
May
Mark Twain, Author
Keep away from people who belittle your ambitions; small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too can become great.
June
Mary Dunbar, Artist
We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light.
July
Dr. Cornel West, Philosopher & Educator
You've got to love yourself enough, not only so that others will be able to love you, but that you'll be able to love others.
August
Marcus Garvey, Nationalist Leader
Take advantage of every opportunity where there is none, make it for yourself.
September
Adrienne Rich, Poet
The most important thing one woman can do for another is to illuminate and expand her sense of actual possibilities.
October
Author Unknown
To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.
November
Jean De La Bruyere, French Essayist
A person's worth in this world is estimated according to the value they put on themselves.
November
Jean De La Bruyere, French Essayist
A person's worth in this world is estimated according to the value they put on themselves.
December
Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady (1933-1945)
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
ARTICLES & STUFF
Want to boost your self confidence or help someone else? Take a look at some of these articles to help you along the way. Click on the links or copy and paste them into your browser.
2. Self Esteem 4 Women http://www.selfesteem4women.com/index.php
3. Success Methods http://www.successmethods.org/building-self-esteem.html
10 Facts About Body Image
1. Twenty years ago, models weighed 8% less than the average woman. Today, they weigh 23% less than the average woman.
2. The average American woman is 5’4” tall and weighs 140 pounds. The average American model is 5’11” tall and weighs 117 pounds.
3. If Barbie was a real woman, she’d have to walk on all fours due to her proportions.
4. About 7% of 12th grade males have used steroids in order to become more muscular.
5. If GI Joe were human, he’d have larger biceps than any bodybuilder in history.
6. One out of every four college aged women has an eating disorder.
7. It is estimated that 40-50% of American women are trying to lose weight at any point in time.
8. Americans spend more than 40 billion dollars a year on dieting and diet-related products – that’s roughly equivalent to the amount the U.S. Federal Government spends on education each year! Almost half of all women smokers smoke because they see it as the best way to control their weight. Of these women, 25% will die of a disease caused by smoking.
9. In 2007, there were about 11.7 million cosmetic procedures performed in the U.S. Ninety one percent of these were performed on women.
10. A study found that 53% of thirteen-year-old American girls are unhappy with their bodies. This number grows to 78% by the time girls reach seventeen.
Resource: www.dosomething.org
AWESOME SITES - Check them out!
Dove's Campaign for Real Beauty
www.campaignforrealbeauty.com
Girls, Inc.
www.girlsinc.org
A Girl and Her Pearls
www.agirlandherpearls.com
Afro Puffs & Ponytails
www.afropuffsandponytails.com
CELEBRITIES & SELF-ESTEEM
MARY J. BLIGE- "Society paints this picture where you have to have the longest hair and the thinnest body and you can't help but want to be that beautiful person you see on that picture. But then you have to start asking yourself the question - is that realistic for you? I began to ask myself those questions: Who am I working out for? Who am I looking good for? When I look in the mirror who do I want to please? Do I want to please people or do I want to please Mary first? So I began to want to please myself first. I can't please everybody. I can't be the slimmest girl. Be the best you that you can be. I was drawing negative people around me with my negative thoughts. You gotta change the way you think about yourself or else everyone's going to think whatever you're thinking about yourself. " Source: Tyra Banks Show
BEAUTY SECRETS...
Natural Remedy for Acne Problems:
Tomato and Lemon - mix the two and use on your face or problem area for two weeks for the best results!
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COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS?
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