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    The Wisdom of a Big Girl: Learning to Measure Yourself by a Different Standard
    The Wisdom of a Big Girl: Learning to Measure Yourself by a Different Standard
    The Wisdom of a Big Girl: Learning to Measure Yourself by a Different Standard
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    The Wisdom of a Big Girl: Learning to Measure Yourself by a Different Standard

    By Joanna Arielle Haimowitz

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    All women have been subjected to the pervasive idea that we have to look a certain way, have young, beautiful skin, show no blemishes, and be thin and attractive. And if we do not fit into this stereotype of what society thinks is beautiful, then we are shunned, teased, degraded, or even ostracized. It has been proven that people who are considered more attractive get better jobs, have more friends, and are treated better in society as a whole. Is it no wonder then, with all these messages coming at us from all directions, that body image is a problem for all women? After all, we all want the best in life, no matter our weight or what we look like, so we do our best to measure up.

    But there is a better way. You can learn to love yourself and accept who you are. That’s what this book is all about. Read on and you will learn how to improve your body image and discover that there is a lot to love inside your skin. Trust that you are beautiful, without all these products. This book will show you how.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherL. David Harris
    Release dateDec 16, 2015
    ISBN9781311107039
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    Joanna Arielle Haimowitz

    Joanna is a quiet, reflective wife and mother of one spunky boy who enjoys nothing more than dreaming, writing, and making people smile through her work. As do many writers, she loves to just be quiet and observe all that is happening around her. Writing is her outlet.Joanna's greatest fantasy would be having the power to be invisible. That way she could grasp all that is in the environment without it responding to her presence. To her, that's the most organic experience one can have. It would be a low impact existence.

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      The Wisdom of a Big Girl - Joanna Arielle Haimowitz

      Copyright © 2015 by L. David Harris

      The Wisdom of a Big Girl: Learning to Measure Yourself by a Different Standard (rev. 3)

      by Joanna Arielle Haimowitz

      All rights reserved solely by the author. The author guarantees all contents are original and do not infringe upon the legal rights of any other person or work. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission by the author.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      A Personal Note to Readers

      The Source of Poor Body Image

      Stop the Comparisons!

      What Do You Love About Yourself?

      Encourage Yourself

      Journal About Body Image

      Find the Right Friends

      Focus on Health, Not Weight

      Focus on your Spiritual Life

      Take Care of Yourself

      Body Image Exercises

      A Few Final Thoughts

      Introduction

      Just last night, while watching a rerun on TV, I was subjected to a two minute commercial about crepe and a new product that claims to get rid of all those pieces of hanging skin (or so I assumed from the pictures). I didn’t even know what crepe was until I saw this commercial, but apparently, it is the stretching and wrinkling of the skin along the neck, arms, and chest. And with the product they were peddling, I could reduce the wrinkles on my skin and look twenty years younger!

      During the same show (so within an hour), I saw an ad for a girdle that gives women the hourglass shape that they are supposed to have. The idea behind it is that you can have the hourglass shape without any dieting or exercise! But I can only imagine the discomfort that is endured when one wears something so tight around their waist that moving seems almost impossible.

      This is just a couple examples of a million commercials aimed at women that tell us to look younger, thinner, and more beautiful. After all, the entire purpose of the female sex is to be pretty. At least that’s what I can figure from watching cable television. That also seems to be what is taught through almost all mass media outlets.

      All women have been subjected to this pervasive idea that we have to look a certain way, have young, beautiful skin, show no blemishes, and be thin and attractive. And if we do not fit into this stereotype of what society thinks is beautiful, then we are shunned, teased, degraded, or even ostracized. It has been proven that people who are considered more attractive get better jobs, have more friends, and are treated better in society as a whole. Is it no wonder then, with all these messages coming at us from all directions, that body image is a problem for all women? After all, we all want the best in life, no matter our weight or what we look like, so we do our best to measure up.

      I am not free from the subtle and not so subtle suggestions that the way I am is not acceptable, and that I should spend a great deal of

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