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As we Recognizing We We are We It gets easier as you get older. You accept yourself for who you are – your flaws and your attributes. It’s easier to live in your own skin.<\/b><\/p>\n – More and more of us are refusing Our allure and sex appeal change Self-aware, Self-assured, we are The process of maturing is an art to be learned, an – Marya Mannes<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n
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\nage, we naturally change. Change, after all, is the essential stuff of life. If
\nwe embrace it with magnanimous grace and good humor, as part and parcel of the
\nongoing mythic adventure of our path, we stand to gain great satisfaction in
\nthe process. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nand accepting the inevitability of aging does not mean giving up on any
\nattempts at improving our outward appearance, physical health, mental outlook,
\nemotional balance and general well-being. More than ever before, women of a
\ncertain age are taking better care of our Selves, conscious of a newly mature
\nimperative to lovingly nurture and protect every aspect of our beings. <\/p>\n
\naccept the responsibility for our own sustenance and satisfaction: physically
\nas well as mentally, emotionally and spiritually. My sister midlifers — many of
\nus for the first time ever– are pursuing programs of nutrition and fitness. We
\nare eating better, sleeping and exercising more, learning how to release our
\nstress, pursuing spiritual connection and allowing ourselves to fully express
\nour creative natures.<\/p>\n
\nworking hard to stay healthy and active, and are, at the same time, more
\nrealistic in our ideals, more accepting of our own perceived imperfections, and
\nmore forgiving of our weaknesses. While some of us do go to the
\nstarvation-botox-surgical-extremes of trying to stay forever young, in general,
\nwe follow fewer fad diets and adopt more sensible, sustainable and ultimately
\nsuccessful life-style changes. <\/p>\n
\ngradually heal ourselves of old destructive patterns, stinking thinking and
\nnasty habits. And then, voila! The rewarding result of feeling well — inside
\nand out — is looking well. We wise women of a certain age know that there is a
\ndifference between looking young and looking attractive — between, for that
\nmatter, looking attractive and being<\/i>
\nattractive. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nBarbra Streisand<\/b><\/p>\n
\nto condescend or conform to the adolescent and exploitative standard of beauty
\npromulgated by popular culture. We do not compare ourselves with teenage models
\nor emaciated-lifted-stitched-tucked-injected-Hollywood-uber-beauties. It is
\nonly a disaster to loose our girlish charms if we deem them to be the exclusive
\npath to beauty, love and fulfillment. <\/p>\n
\nwith time — increase, even — if we allow them to. A woman is never too old to
\nlook and feel beautiful. Each age, each stage of our lives, has its particular
\nfabulous charm. As truly mature, secure women, we strive to accept the
\ninevitable physical changes that come with the passing of time and incorporate
\nthem into the way we present ourselves to the world.<\/p>\n
\ntransforming ourselves as we go. We glow as we grow into our full potential,
\nand become ever more becoming. Our reinvigorated attractiveness stems from
\nself-knowledge and enfranchisement. Our magnetic sensuality is centered in the
\nfulfillment and satisfaction of our Self-worth. We exude the intoxicating
\nappeal of women who are, at heart, pleased with our Selves.<\/p>\n
\neffort to be sustained. By the age of fifty you have made yourself what you
\nare, and if it is good, it is better than your youth. <\/b><\/p>\n