I wanted to write about the solution as I see it. I wrote things out longhand over and over not satisfied with anything I wrote.
The solution might be as simple as liking yourself.
The fact is if you’re not living an authentic life it’s not possible to be happy or healthy.
(Cue the violin strings for my failed first career in insurance office jobs.)
I for one refuse to wear a suit or dress in neutrals. I need color and flair.
This is what I would tell readers: You have the right to be your original self.
Free of the torment of trying to please others and have them approve of you.
Ladies: I’m 54 years old and have stopped caring what people think.
Finally breaking free of the idea that I should conform.
I’m excited to read soon Beyond Beautiful the new Anuschka Rees book. This Curated Closet author replaced the body positive mantra with the term body neutral.
Narrowing down a woman’s worth to whether her body pleases a man or whether she lives up to a sexual ideal is just plain not right.
Wearing a cleavage-bearing mini-dress and stilettos won’t ever be my thing.
Fitting a mold holds no allure for me.
Living in menopause is the time to get things right in your head about how you feel about yourself.
In a coming blog entry I’m going to post 2 photos that illustrate this point. Along with what I’ve learned at 54 years old about self-acceptance.
It strikes me that if you turn 50 and still don’t like yourself this doesn’t bode well for when you turn 70.
I’ll end here with this affirmation:
Like yourself right now the way you are. Change what you’d like to change. Yet always remember that you’re the only person that has to like, approve of, and be happy with yourself.
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