Posted Jan '02

It's not mine, it's clipped from a magazine :)

 

The Beautiful Side Of Aging 

A woman's look in the mirror at: 

AGE 3: looks at herself and sees a queen 

AGE 8: looks at herself and sees Cinderella/Sleeping Beauty 

AGE 15: looks at herself and sees Cinderella/Sleeping Beauty/Cheerleader 

AGE 20: looks at herself and sees too fat/too thin, too short/too tall, 
too straight/too curly - but decides she's going anyway 

AGE 30: looks at herself and sees too fat/too thin, too short/too tall, 
too straight/too curly - but decides she doesn't have time to fix it and 
goes anyway 

AGE 40: looks at herself and sees too fat/too thin, too short/too tall, 
too straight/too curly - but says "at least I'm clean" and goes anyway 

AGE 50: looks at herself and sees "I am" and goes wherever she wants to go 

AGE 60: looks at herself amd reminds herself of all the people who can't 
even see themselves in the mirror anymore and goes out and conquers the world 

AGE 70: looks at herself and sees wisdom, laughter and ability and goes out and 
enjoys life 

AGE 80: doesn't look, just puts on a purple hat, goes out and has fun with the world 

Seems a shame we couldn't stop looking and grab that purple hat a little earlier.
 

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