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BEAUTY SECRETS
The quest for physical beauty seems to have become a global obsession. Advice on how to attain narrow, cultural ideals of beauty saturates print media, the airwaves, and cyberspace. Tips on tanning, weight loss, wrinkle reduction, and teeth whitening abound, and yet their results can't compare with the transforming effect of a change in thought—or what I call a spiritual makeover. The three best beauty tips I ever received fall into the spiritual makeover category and came from a nonagenarian, a newlywed, and a preschooler.
My friend Mildred, a Christian Science healer for most of her adult life, was still helping and praying for people into her advanced years. Most impressive to me was her willingness to learn, to progress, and to grow each day. She loved to tell stories on herself, and one of them continues to instruct me.
About the author
Sara Hunter is a freelance writer who lives in Weston, Massachusetts.

August 15, 2005 issue
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LETTERS
with contributions from CYNDEE SCHOLET, LORELEI DE LA REZA, KATE ANDERSON, ROSE STACKHOUSE
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Love—the liberator
MARILYN JONES, SENIOR WRITER
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
with contributions from Matthew Davies, Kathy Rumleski, Thomas Rhodes
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THE FREEING POWER OF LOVE
By Kay Olson
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'MY JOB IS TO LOVE YOU'
Photographs by Stephanie Diani
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A BOOK, A CHURCH AND A LIFE CHANGED FOREVER
Sal Lobbato
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MY ROAD TO A SATISFYING CAREER
Sibylle Bauer
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BEAUTY SECRETS
Sara Hoagland Hunter
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IT'S OK TO LOVE YOURSELF
Sarah Nelson
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CALMING THE TERROR
Sally Lessiter
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BEAUTIFUL LIFE
CHRIS RANKIN,
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A WINNING—OR HEALING—STREAK
KIM SHIPPEY, SENIOR WRITER
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MORE MEANINGFUL THAN ID CARDS
JOHN SCOTT
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PERSISTENT PRAYER BRINGS HEALING
FAITH DONAVIN
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RESORTING TO A HIGHER SELF
EVA-MARIA HOGREFE
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EVERY NEED SUPPLIED
ELISA GAMBOA DE KLITBO