Wednesday this and that . . .

 

What do you see when you look in the mirror?  Are you comfortable with the beautiful visage that looks back at you? I hope so, but in all truth, if you are like me in any case . . .  you don't see the beauty there, but only your flaws. It takes practice to be able to love and accept the way we look.  We never see ourselves as others do, and even the most beautiful woman in the world looks at herself in the mirror and sees more things that are wrong than that which are right. 

In all truth, I have never seen myself at beautiful or attractive, but when I look at younger photos of myself now, I don't think I am half bad . . . 

 

They say that beauty is wasted on the young. That may well be true. 

I  have had my not wearing makeup years and my wearing makeup years.  I am at the point now where I only wear makeup if I am going out the door.  Most days I only wear a moisturiser and some days not even that. I think I've become quite comfortable with who I am in my own home, and I don't even think about it when  delivery man calls.  I just tell myself . . .  what are the chances I will ever see him again?  And so what! 

Life has taught me that its not so much how we look on the outside that counts,  as who we are on the inside.  If more people worked as hard on being beautiful inside as they do with how they look on the outside, this world would be truly transformed. 

I think people would just be nicer. 

  

 

It is only the very rare person who can manage to look as beautiful on the outside at 80 as they did at 20 . . .  reality tells us that most of us don't . . .  but then again, that all depends on what your idea of beauty is.  

I am learning to love and accept myself in my 60's like I never did in my 40's or 50's, or in all truth my 20's and 30's.   I like the sparkle in my eyes, and the way they crinkle when I am smiling.  I've always been told that I have a smile that lights up the room.  I don't think that is such a bad thing to have.  

Thankfully I have always had thick hair. When I was young I used to curse its waves and curls, its unmanageability.  Now I am just happy to have hair and plenty of it.  Oh, admittedly, not so much the chin hairs . . .  but the hair on my head is just great.  I am embracing grey and silver. It looks natural, and I like looking natural.  I could use a good trim, and maybe one day I will get one. 

  

 

I don't like my thighs so much, or my belly, arms, well pretty much most of my body, but meh!  Its me.  Why is it only chubby babies are seen as cute!  I don't think there is one of us that wouldn't look at models in commercials and adverts, and envy their beauty and bodies, but I have been told and have read that "They" don't even recognise themselves!  Air brushed, blemish free, and photo shopped to the hilt.  They present an image to the world that is near impossible to achieve.  I would much prefer reality.

   

Beautiful young people are works of nature.

Beautiful old people are works of art.

~Eleanor Roosevelt  

I love this photograph that my sister took of my mom and dad last Christmas. I think this is beautiful.  They're beautiful.  What I wouldn't give  . . . . 

The Engineer should be here this morning, well today, between 10 and 1 pm, hopefully to fix my oven. If he can't then I think I have been pretty patient, and I want it replaced.  That's what we pay all that insurance for. I need an oven that works properly, and this is getting very frustrating, not to mention costing us money as it is taking three times as long to cook things in it than it should, and even then they aren't done right.  I wanted to get us a chicken, or something to roast for Easter, but I don't want to spend money on something that I can't cook properly, or that will be ruined, or maybe even possibly make us sick!  Perish the thought!  

And with that I will leave you with a thought for the day  . . . 

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 *.In order to love who you are,

you cannot hate the experiences

that shaped you.

~Andrea Dykstra  •。★★ 。* 。 

 In the English Kitchen today  . . .  Hearty Vegetarian Chili.  I promise you won't miss the meat.  Its delicious! 

Have a wonderful Wednesday!  Don't forget! 

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And I do too!