Look for Your Beauty
It doesn't matter if you are young, old, rich or poor; if you are a woman you tend to see what you perceive as your flaws first. For some reason they jump out at us as when we look in the mirror. Nobody else will see them, but we do. Our beauty we struggle to see.
Unfortunately, we are told every day via television, movies and social media that we are not enough. They don't have to say it, all they have to do is display images of "beautiful, perfect" women. It saddens me that my daughters, and now my granddaughters, all have been exposed to this falsehood. I tell them all the time that there is no such thing as perfect. Remove all the make-up, or restore a photo to the "before" air brushed image, and they look like the rest of us. And if the truth were told, they have the same self-image issues the rest of us do.
And please, all of the models and stars selling their beauty products, stop telling us that you look like you do because of them. I don't care how well a face cream moisturizes your skin, there is no way that it will make a 50+ woman have skin as firm and smooth as a baby's behind. After a certain age the only way you have very firm skin on your face is if you've had some sort of cosmetic enhancement. If you want to tell us the cream will make our skin softer that's fine, but make sure you don't lead us
to believe it will work like a face lift or Botox. Not a cream in the world will perform that miracle.
I am no different than any other woman, although as I get older I try to be kinder to myself. When I look in the mirror each morning those "perceived" flaws seem to be in the forefront. Once I acknowledge my error in going there first I try to really look at myself. When I take the time to see past what I might not like so much, I can begin to see my beauty. Each day I hope that in time I will see this first.
So, women everywhere, start being kinder to yourself. Look beyond the things you quickly see and look for your true and natural beauty. We all have natural beauty and we need to embrace that. If we can do this, then our daughters will learn to do the same, and maybe their daughters will not even see the "flaws". What a great gift to give our beautiful girls.
Unfortunately, we are told every day via television, movies and social media that we are not enough. They don't have to say it, all they have to do is display images of "beautiful, perfect" women. It saddens me that my daughters, and now my granddaughters, all have been exposed to this falsehood. I tell them all the time that there is no such thing as perfect. Remove all the make-up, or restore a photo to the "before" air brushed image, and they look like the rest of us. And if the truth were told, they have the same self-image issues the rest of us do.
And please, all of the models and stars selling their beauty products, stop telling us that you look like you do because of them. I don't care how well a face cream moisturizes your skin, there is no way that it will make a 50+ woman have skin as firm and smooth as a baby's behind. After a certain age the only way you have very firm skin on your face is if you've had some sort of cosmetic enhancement. If you want to tell us the cream will make our skin softer that's fine, but make sure you don't lead us
to believe it will work like a face lift or Botox. Not a cream in the world will perform that miracle.
I am no different than any other woman, although as I get older I try to be kinder to myself. When I look in the mirror each morning those "perceived" flaws seem to be in the forefront. Once I acknowledge my error in going there first I try to really look at myself. When I take the time to see past what I might not like so much, I can begin to see my beauty. Each day I hope that in time I will see this first.
So, women everywhere, start being kinder to yourself. Look beyond the things you quickly see and look for your true and natural beauty. We all have natural beauty and we need to embrace that. If we can do this, then our daughters will learn to do the same, and maybe their daughters will not even see the "flaws". What a great gift to give our beautiful girls.
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