Golda Poretsky Quotes

#1. You are not broken. You are not a problem to be solved. Solving your "problem", whatever you perceive your problem or problems to be, is not the key to happiness.

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#2. Don't change your body to get respect from society. Instead let's change society to respect our bodies.

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#3. I think fitting in is highly overrated. I'd rather just fit out ... Fitting out means being who you are, even when people insist that you have to change. Fitting out means taking up space, not apologizing for yourself, and not agreeing with those who seek to label you with stereotypes.

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#4. Beauty shouldn't be about changing yourself to achieve an ideal or be more socially acceptable. Real beauty, the interesting, truly pleasing kind, is about honoring the beauty within you and without you. It's about knowing that someone else's definition of pretty has no hold over you.

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#5. Do something every day that is loving toward your body and gives you the opportunity to enjoy the sensations of your body.

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#6. Health isn't about being "perfect" with food or exercise or herbs. Health is about balancing those things with your desires. It's about nourishing your spirit as well as your body.

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#7. The diet industry has a deep interest in the failure of dieters
if everyone got skinny, they'd go out of business.

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#8. Weight loss is not the key to your dreams. The truth is there is no lock and the door is flimsy.

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#9. Let's be honest about the "war on obesity." It's a war on people with a particular body type, funded by diet companies.

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