Happiness One Spoonful of Peanut Butter at a Time

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The larger world never gives girls that message that their bodies are valuable simply because they are inside them. Until our culture tells young girls that they are welcome in any shape— that women are valuable to it with or without the excuse of “beauty”— girls will continue to starve.
The Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf (via thestrals-)

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A perfect run has nothing to do with distance. It’s when your stride feels comfortable. You’re on your toes trying to push it. Suddenly you realize you can open it up a bit more. You know you’re at one with yourself and the environment. You’re a little more alive than before you started.

Sean Astin, actor

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I have a saying that I repeat to myself whenever I get really fearful of competition or start to feel too much pressure. I focus on my breathing, picture something calm like a breeze going through palm trees, and let this run through my head on a loop until I feel better: Running is not who I am; it’s something I do; it’s something I love.
Lauren Fleshman