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Self-Concept Thursday

Positive self image highlights of curly girl and natural hair women

Young Female Beauty- What Do We Owe?

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by of ThePsychologyOfStyle I wish my hair was like yours Miss Amber.” A 9-year-old girl said this to me a few weeks ago. Instead of accepting the intended compliment, I paused, stood still and stared at her. She had beautiful braids with beads at the end of each strand in coordinating colors. I thought to myself, “Why does she want…
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I Have Never Been in a Fight

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C Dot Chester Photography by GG of AllTheManyLayers I have never been in a fight. A physical one, I mean. I like to think that I could defend myself if I had to, but it’s never been tested. I’ve never been bullied or physically attacked. I don’t like to yell, my voice sounds weird when I do. Arguments and confrontations…
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You are a Process.

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by Leandra of What My World's Like I am a process. You are a process. We are a process. Each of us is perpetually ‘becoming’. There is no end. What doesn’t grow is dead. Perfection is illusory, yet I strive to manifest it in the most possible way by simply being better. Sometimes, I fail. Sometimes, I succeed. Some lessons…
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5 Contradictions That Make Perfect Sense

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by GG of AllTheManyLayers.com If you've ever felt like a good girl gone bad, come sit by me. I've lived most of my adult life feeling like a self-conscious paradox - a little self-righteous and sheltered, a little rebellious and damaged. Only ever wanting to make peace with myself and feel free to be everything that I am without remorse.…
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