A couple of weeks ago, Vogue took an important stand: Beginning with the June issue no models under 16 or with an obvious ea ting disorder will be used in the magazine. I don’t think Vogue went far enough. But I join with Tyra Banks, supermodel and host of America’s Next Top Model, (see Tyra’s interview on CNN) in applauding Vogue’s decision.

On March 19, 2012, Israel’s government passed what many are calling the “anti-skinny-model” law. The law bans the use of underweight models (below a BMI of 18.5) in advertising and requires publications to disclose when they use altered images to make women and men appear thinner. The new law requires models to produce a current medical report at every photo shoot stating that they are not malnourished by World Health Organization (WHO) weight standards. WHO guideline is that a BMI below 18.5 is indicative of malnutrition. The aim of the law is to encourage the use of healthier models and to “heighten awareness of digital tricks that transform already thin women into illusory waifs.”

Have a read of this <3

Take out a pen and a pencil, or whip up a fresh google doc.

Ask yourself these questions:

• If you could have any kind of life possible what would it look like?
• How would you dress? Who would you date?
• How would you communicate in your relationships?
• What kind of sex would you have? How often?
• How would you eat? How would you move your body?
• What kind of house would you live in?
• How would you make an income? What would that income look like?
• What would your relationship with money feel like?
• What would you do on a sunny afternoon?
• What would make you feel alive?

Be patient with yourself, it may take you a little time to formulate your ideas. There may be words crossed out or written over. You may have several drafts before you get it quite right.

Words matter, take the time to choose the right ones.  Read more

http://www.medicinalmarzipan.com/2012/05/10/creating-a-life-that-youre-ecstatic-about-living/

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