![]() After battling toxic relationships and severe blows to my self-esteem, I realized that the pursuit of beauty has been absolutely useless. It is sad that I desperately wanted to be chosen by someone even as I rejected myself, day in and out. I wanted to be beautiful so I would be chosen by men, but I never stopped to ask myself: Which man? I underplayed my reading habit, and I acted meek so men would perceive me as “more beautiful.” I have no idea where I received these ideas, but they were debilitating. Or rather, what society tells you beauty is.Īll through my growing up years, I pursued being beautiful even at the cost of my true talents. However, that’s not possible unless we invent a time machine, so I’ll list them here and you can take what you will. Personally, growing older has taught me a few things, and I wish I could go back in time and share them with my younger self. Why, then, are humans obsessed with youth? From creams that remove wrinkles to references like “well-maintained” (as if we were a car!), we are told repeatedly that being younger is somehow better. Take the example of the silverback gorilla: all that gray hair on their back gives them the authority to make decisions for the group! Wolf leaders, elephant mothers, and older dolphins are all instances where nature favors age. In fact, in many families across nature, growing older is a good sign. In a society that values youth to the point of insanity, reaching that terrible “middle age” seems like a ticket to the circus of Forget-Me Land!Īs I journal and reflect my way through all this, I wonder why this is a big deal at all. Yet, over the past few years, my birthday gifts have come wrapped in a vague fear, that of becoming invisible. Naturally, I looked forward to my birthday each year, waiting for a sense of “grownup”ness to take me over even as I got giddy at the thought of opening gifts. They would prance off to college or to high school, carrying their own bags and packing their own lunches, while I had to wait for my mother to drop me off, holding her hand as we crossed the street! MiniverĪs an adolescent, I was always keen on looking and acting older than my age.Īs the youngest amongst three, I always felt that my siblings held more power and their grown up lives seemed more glamorous to me. Miniver suddenly understood why she was enjoying the forties so much better than she had enjoyed the thirties: it was the difference between August and October, between the heaviness of late summer and the sparkle of early autumn, between the ending of an old phase and the beginning of a fresh one.” ~Jan Struther, Mrs. It makes me sparkle inside I adore the times we sparkle together.“Mrs. It’s reassuring, as if in letting me know my heart also had colors that you enjoy seeing. ![]() The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas (Sparkle Quotes) I love when it’s me you look at with that laughter in your eyes. ![]() Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. But their magic sparkles in nature (Sparkle Quotes) She who leaves a trail of glitter is never forgotten (Sparkle Quotes) There's no such thing as too much sparkle on new year's eve! (Sparkle Quotes) You mustn't be afraid to sparkle a little brighter, darling (Sparkle Quotes) Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait (Sparkle Quotes) Share your sparkle wherever you are (Sparkle Quotes) Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. It's like a fairy tale (Sparkle Quotes) Fairies are invisible and inaudible like angels. All they had to do was stand there very still and someone else ran around them with a sparkler. It's a long exposure shot with sparklers. ![]() Text Quotes Leave a little sparkle wherever you go (Sparkle Quotes) You can't handle all this sparkle (Sparkle Quotes) Don't be afraid to sparkle a little brighter (Sparkle Quotes) Don't let anyone ever dull your sparkle (Sparkle Quotes) Laughter sparkles like a splash of water in sunlight (Sparkle Quotes) Cherish the way you sparkle (Sparkle Quotes) Keep calm and sparkle (Sparkle Quotes) Every day you sparkle but today you rule! Happy Birthday (Sparkle Quotes) Let's sparkle this new year! (Sparkle Quotes) We believe in dressing up in gorgeously impractical things, like tulle, sequins, sparkles and lace (Sparkle Quotes) Cheer girls always leave a little sparkle (Sparkle Quotes) Ask your photographer to do this.
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