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Halloween is coming closer : )

So I'm just going to get right to it and ask you bloggers out there - What is your favorite Halloween movie ?

~Perfectly Imperfect Girl
(P.I.G.)

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There will be more to come soon - have a lovely day bloggers .

~Perfectly Imperfect Girl
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You're Beautiful

Let's just start off this post by saying this - You Are Beautiful .
Did you know that woman around the world don't describe themselves as beautiful ? In fact , "only two percent of thousands of women from 10 countries around the world consider themselves beautiful ." 

In an article written by Dove , it says this : 

"Only five percent feel comfortable describing themselves as pretty and a mere nine percent feel comfortable describing themselves as attractive . Additionally , just 13 percent of women say they are very satisfied with their beauty ; 12 percent say they are very satisfied with their physical attractiveness ; 17 percent are very satisfied with their facial attractiveness ; and only 13 percent are very satisfied with their body weight and shape.  In fact , in a society captivated by diet and makeover programs , a third of women around the world are very or somewhat dissatisfied with their body weight ."  

The article continues :

"Having assessed how women think about as well as evaluate their own beauty and appearance , the study asks women about social issues emerging from mass media and pop culture . . . . Across cultures , ages , ethnicities and race - women make it clear they believe there is a one-dimensional and narrow , physical definition of beauty . The findings show that the ideas of beauty and physical attractiveness are largely synonymous , and although both are highly valued by society , both are rendered almost impossible to attain .

Respondents said they felt pressure to try and be that "perfect" picture of beauty :

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- Sixty-three percent strongly agree that women today are expected to be more attractive than their mother's generation .
- Sixty percent strongly agree that society expects women to enhance their physical attractiveness .
- Forty-five percent of women feel women who are more beautiful have greater opportunities in life .
- More than half (59%) strongly agree that physically attractive women are more valued by men .
The study explores the degree to which mass media has played a role in portraying and communicating a narrow definition of beauty :
- More than two-thirds (68%) of women strongly agree that "the media and advertising set an unrealistic standard of beauty that most women can't ever achieve ."
- Well over half of all women (57%) strongly agree that "the attributes of female beauty have become very narrowly defined in today's world ."

The media and pop culture affect the way we think of ourselves more than we think . The media portrays this image of what a beautiful woman should look like - when in reality , woman around the world cannot achieve something that isn't real . Take the billboards, ads, and commercials you see on T . V . or on your computer for example , a lot of the woman that are being shown have been seriously altered with photo shop and make-up . For example - take a look at the link below of a video that shows the results of what photo shop and make-up can do - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knEIM16NuPg

The article also talks about what woman think that beauty means - the article lists these examples of what woman listed :
- happiness                   -kindness               -wisdom 
-dignity                         -love                      -authenticity
-self-realization

More results of what beauty means from the article are this :

- Seventy-seven percent strongly agree that beauty can be achieved through attitude , spirit and other attributes that have nothing to do with physical appearance .
- Eighty-nine percent strongly agree that a woman can be beautiful at any age .
- Eighty-five percent state every woman has something about her that is beautiful .


"[Now] the possibilities for the beautiful to be known, found and represented have been infinitely extended and the ways in which female beauty can be defined have been profoundly deepened ."

So there you have it . For those of you who don't feel beautiful - think again . You are . Beauty doesn't depend on looks - but the attitude that you present and the how you decide to portray yourself . Be your own kind of beautiful .

Jodi Marie Robinson said the following : "True beauty is felt more than it is seen ."

Sophie Loren said this : Beauty is how you feel inside , and it reflects in your eyes . It is not something physical .

 
So let me say it one more time . You are beautiful . Please believe it . Remind yourself  that you are when you look in the mirror . 

Anyways . This was kind of a long post , and I feel like I am kind of just rambling on . So if you want to read more please read this article entitled "True Beauty" by Elder Lynn G . Robbins (Link below) . It is a fabulous article ! And for more on the Dove article , you can read more at the link below .

Thanks for reading bloggers . Have a wonderful day <3

~Perfectly Imperfect Girl
(P.I.G.)




True Beauty Article : http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=024644f8f206c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=86e24bb52a73d110VgnVCM100000176f620a____

Dove Article : http://www.dove.co.uk/en/Tips-Topics-and-Tools/Articles-and-Advice/Only-2per-of-women-think-they-are-beautiful.aspx

 

 
 

E . B . Doodles

E . B . Doodles are something that I will post on and off - just like the E . B. Photography . Unfortunately my computer is having some technical difficulties and won't let me upload my pictures from my camera . SO - I've decided to have E . B . Doodles until I can figure out how to get pictures on my computer . Sorry about the poor quality of my phone's picture !

Have a good day bloggers .

~Perfectly Imperfect Girl
(P.I.G.)