佚名/Anonymous
-than-usualjobasheglancedwithrespectattheman.
Tryingtopinpointwhatwasdifferentabouthim, , 'tparticularlyoutstanding, andhewaswearingplainweekendsportsattire.
, headupandchestout, hewalkedproudlyfromthemarket.
Suddenly, wordsI'dheardmymotherrepeathundredsoftimesasIwasgrowingupheldnewmeaning.“Standupstraight!Liftyourselfbypretendingstringsarepullingyoufromthetopsofyourears.”
Ithoughtofmyselfbeingpulledup, '!ButIrushedhomeinfveo'clocktraffcandtriedtofxdinnerbeforeaseveno'clockmeeting, mygoodposturevanished.
Itwasn', , thinkingthatperhapsfromadifferentangleI''?
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“Dynamite!”saidtheclerkwhowashelpingme.
“Youlikethis?”
“.”
Sureenough, '“HowtoLosePoundsinWeeks.”NowIhadanewtitle：“HowtoLookThinnerinSeconds.”
DidIlookyounger, too, whenIstoodstraight?：“HowtoLookYearsYoungerinSeconds.”AndIbegantonoticethatIdidn', , ：“HowtoFeelBetterinSeconds.”
Butitstilldidn''swhyonthedayofapartyIhadworriedabout, ''tcomfortablewiththatgroup, andIknewI'dsayallthewrongthings.
Afterdinner, asIreluctantlyputoffonmynewdress, Icaughtaglimpseofmyselfinthemirror.“Standupstraight!”；'showIwalkedintothatparty.
Iwassurprisedatwhatgoodposturedidtochangemyappearance, butIwasastonishedatwhatitdidtotherestofme—myspirits, myattitude, ：AsIliftedmybodytoitsfullheightandheldupmyhead, littlesignalswenttomybrainsaying,“You'.”Otherpeople, reactingtothewayIlooked, alsosentsignals—：Well, ifshethinksshe'ssomebodyofworth, —, IrealizedthatIhadstillanothernewtide：“HowtoFeelConfdentinSeconds.”
