We live in a world obsessed with youth. Magazines, television, and movies all help enforce the idea that youthful is beautiful. Airbrushing, Photo editing, celebrities undergoing seemingly endless plastic surgery revisions.

It is in our faces, day in and day out. It can cause us to become rather introspective, looking into our own mirrors and analyzing the way we look which in turn can influence how we feel about ourselves.

It is important to realize that the bar is being set at unrealistic standards. Even the models in the magazines do not actually look like that. Seeing yourself realistically is crucial. We all change over time.

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