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I rarely meet someone who is completely happy with his or her body. With the media setting higher and higher standards for perfection as celebrities get more procedures to improve their bodies, it’s harder to feel satisfied with what we have. Like many women, I used to see myself in the distorted mirror that my…http://blog.beliefnet.com/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat/files/2013/01/police-300x200.jpg