tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4021347264919349670.post5569357705938097149..comments2022-11-03T02:00:03.722-07:00Comments on A Bookcase of Eating Disorders: Life Inside the "Thin" CageAlbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08935092197411078072noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4021347264919349670.post-3630655560475579552011-06-20T18:56:19.145-07:002011-06-20T18:56:19.145-07:00I really need to start reading these books... I...I really need to start reading these books... I'm curious to see how others have coped with ED's.<br />The part where he the other said there was like a need to impress, that thin equals success.. I feel like that is so true.. Losing weight to me is such a success..one that no one can take away.<br />Thank you for the post!<br />xoxoxpixistix14https://www.blogger.com/profile/13147607366996114311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4021347264919349670.post-78281158261307572222011-06-20T12:39:59.289-07:002011-06-20T12:39:59.289-07:00Lost Whild Girl - I think that quote in itself is ...Lost Whild Girl - I think that quote in itself is inspiring :) I had never thought of this before but it's true; so many of us seek to impress, but that often leaves others feeling jealous of our achievements and more inadequate themselves (Well I feel jealous when people impress me! ;).) Whereas inspiring instills hope in others and the goodness is more long-lasting and widespread :) Thankyou for commenting xxxAlbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935092197411078072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4021347264919349670.post-23348805548877654182011-06-20T12:25:25.681-07:002011-06-20T12:25:25.681-07:00"Something she said which I think is helpful ..."Something she said which I think is helpful to apply to life in general was ‘The trouble with seeking to impress is that it requires so little of our heart and soul. But to inspire... that must be the greatest of accomplishments, for inspiring others allows us to be a part of something so much bigger than ourselves.’" Wow. I do think that that is a huge part of my problems, is that I seek to impress, I show off what I can do, but I am no inspiration, or I don't aim to be.Lost Whild Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311421960869316033noreply@blogger.com