Things I Enjoy About Growing Older
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If we based our self worth on TV commericals, there would be no woman over the age of 40 left on earth. We would have all taken our devalued lives and tossed them in to the sea for shark food. Luckily, as we age, women not only become comfortable in their skin, it's also much tougher to pull the wool over our eyes.
Regardless of the fact that corporate American pays millions of dollars in ads to convince us that our menopausal bodies, our graying hair and our forever inquisitive minds, cannot compete with the youth of today, we know better. Who does corporate America think gave birth to that young, vibrant generation they continually compare us to? And why in the world would we want to compete with our daughters? We are what our daughters aspire to be in life.
I for one have not survived 57 years on this planet to be told that the sum of my experiences and self worth is measured by my dress size, the color of my hair or my wrinkle free skin (which is most certainly is not wrinkle free). Over the last two years I gained 20 lbs, turned gray (love it!) and embraced growing older. I've never felt more confident.
If women are comfortable with who they are, they will not be buying hair dye products, exercise equipment, weight loss programs and supporting corporations so their CEO's can receive their yearly (outrageous) bonuses. Making women (of all ages) feel bad about themselves, makes coporate America billions.
Don't get me wrong, staying fit and healthy is important. I am working (slowly) on loosing a few extra pounds. I've started exercising again and trying to cut down on the bakery treats I am addicted to. But I am no longer dying my hair blonde, brown or red (depending upon my mood, or a hair dye job gone wrong). I have instead, gone gray. It is a drastic change, I have to admit that fact. But for the first time in 41 years, my hair is healthy and shinny! I feel like my authentic self; not the false me that I sold to society for years, so I could be accepted, valued and admired. It's very freeing and enlightening.
I have an aunt who is in her late 70's who still dyes her hair dark brown. When I told her I was allowing my gray hair to grown in, she quickly told me no! That gray will make me look old. Which made me think to myself, "So you think that dying your hair dark brown at 78 makes you look young?". Age is a state of mind. If you view aging as bad thing, you set yourself up for a miserable 30-40 years of life. If you view aging as a means to free your authentic self, as a second chance to do all the things you didn't have time for when you were younger, it can be the best thing that ever happened to you.
They say that 90% of sex is a mind thing... well so is aging. As Cher told Nicolas Cage in the movie "Moonstruck".... Snap Out Of It! Wake up and take back your life. You are truly amazing just the way you are.
Growing Older Doesn't Mean Growing Old!
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