Welcome to the Fall 2021 Edition of REFLECTIONS! REFLECTIONS magazine is an escape from life. It is a home where teenagers like myself can express themselves through art and writing. REFLECTIONS magazine allows me and other teens to create and publish art and writing for people to see and connect to. Art is a world where anything you create is beautiful because art has no beauty standards. Throughout the years, society has created its own definition of beauty. Women are at times put in a tiny box with a lot of expectations on how we are supposed to look and act. Expectations and standards that make us feel unworthy and at times disgusted with ourselves. Expectations and standards that make us want to change who we are for the world, but not for us. Well, things are starting to change! Instead, women are feeling empowered by breaking these standards by embracing who they are, as they are. Women are loving themselves for who they are. This edition of REFLECTIONS Magazine is filled with art and writing that is empowering, bold, beautiful and real and I can’t wait for you to get lost in the pages.
Estrellita Pacheco Guest Teen Editor
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