embodying over appearing
I’ll never forget an episode of Oprah where she discussed the concept of beauty. She explained that often “beautiful” women are terrified to age because their value and identity has been so wrapped up in how they looked. But since Oprah never placed all her value to her physical appearance aging didn’t scare her. She found her value in her mind,... See more
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Ursula K. Le Guin wrote in her sublime meditation on aging and what beauty really means, “beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young... It has to do with who the person is.”
Simone de Beauvoir • How to Keep Life from Becoming a Parody of Itself: Simone de Beauvoir on the Art of Growing Older – The Marginalian
I just want to become more myself. I don’t want to morph into someone more serious, more reserved. I don’t want to sit and mull over how I am going to become more gorgeous or how I am going to read 150 books in 365 days. I don’t want to throw out all my clothes. I don’t want to do any of it.
I want to show up as myself. Do the things that make me... See more
I want to show up as myself. Do the things that make me... See more
The essence
It is winter now; I am cold, pale and fighting a runny nose at all times. I suppose it’s no surprise that I am not feeling the best about myself right now. Most days, I look into a mirror or see my reflection in a window, and my first feeling is one of disappointment.
I thought I would like what I see a little more than I do.
A sentiment
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