October 07, 2011

You do not set the standard.  You have not walked in my footsteps, danced in my shoes, or lived in my world.  Do not judge me, point your fingers at me, or become experts on my life.  Instead celebrate with me in times of joy and cry with me in times of pain.  Only then will we begin to understand each other. ~ Kate Baker

November 16, 2010

A magazine is not a mirror.  Have you ever seen anyone in a magazine who seemed even vaguely like you looking back? (If you have, turn the page.)  Most magazines are made to sell us a fantasy of what we're supposed to be.  They reflect what society deems to be a standard, however unrealistic or unattainable that standard is. That doesn't mean you should cancel your subscription.  It means you need to remember that its just ink on paper.  And that whatever standards you set for yourself, for how much you want to weigh, for how hard you work out, or how many times you make it to the gym, should be your standards.  Not someone else's. ~ Unknown