GOOD SWEAT

photo by wsh1266

Listen, I get it.  I'm part hermit myself.  But the missing Richard Simmons?  What's up?   The "fitness guru, who hasn't been seen in public for three years, is fine, fine, fine," says older brother Lenny Simmons.   While rumors still swirl, what didn't change from Simmons' previous life, was his example, at teaching positive body image and good health practices.          story    

Principle in the type:  "We should regularly be highlighting all that our bodies are able to do.  Even a body with many physical limitations is able to do some wonderful things like smile, laugh, and cry."  Justin McPheters

INSIDE MATTERS

photo by Marc E.

Wasn't a fan of the tummy talk, following Super Bowl.  You remember?  The Super Bowl Halftime Show?  Turned out Lady Gaga's tummy is real and even bounces when she sings and dances?  ...Paleeze!  Yes, lady bodies' jiggle and tighten and change and shrink and grow.  All of the above.  Duh.  Let's look a little deeper, shall we?  Good'on'ya Gaga for not taking any guff on this one.    story

Principle in the type:   "She was beautiful, but not like those girls in the magazines.  She was beautiful, for the way she thought.  She was beautiful, for that sparkle in her eyes when she talked about something she loved.  She was beautiful, for her ability to make people smile even when she was sad.  No, she wasn't beautiful for something as temporary as her looks.  She was beautiful, deep down in her soul."      F. Scott Fitzgerald   

 

BODY LANGUAGE

photo by Gerald Geronimo

Actress Ashley Greene is familiar with Hollywood's unrealistic body standards, most particularly for women.   "You're always going to be too skinny or too fat or too muscular, and I've gotten every single one of those."   story link        We are more than the sum of our body shape.

Principle in the type:   "Give voice to the truth we [women] know . . .      Neill F. Marriott