Looks Fade

I always find it difficult to look at myself in photos.

And we’ve been taking a lot of photos since all the company has been with us. I know how to take a pretty good ‘selfie’ but it’s the photos from other people that make me feel ugly.

You know the ones : the under the chin photos, The taken from the side of the arm photos or the ones coming up from the thigh. Ugh. I am not vain but just the opposite: I’m low self esteem in this way and seeing those kind of photos just makes me feel bad about myself.

But when I came across these words from Donna Ashworth I felt encouraged.

She wrote :

"Don’t prioritize your looks my friend, as they won’t last the journey.

Your sense of humour though, will only get better with age.

Your intuition will grow and expand like a majestic cloak of wisdom.

Your ability to choose your battles, will be fine-tuned to perfection.

Your capacity for stillness, for living in the moment, will blossom.

Your desire to live each and every moment will transcend all other wants.

Your instinct for knowing what (and who) is worth your time, will grow and flourish like ivy on a castle wall.

Don’t prioritize your looks my friend,

they will change forevermore, that pursuit is one of much sadness and disappointment.

Prioritize the uniqueness that make you you, and the invisible magnet that draws in other like-minded souls to dance in your orbit.

These are the things which will only get better."

The qualities she mentions are what I want to aspire to. I don’t care about plastic surgery, etc., but I do care about getting better with age in those ways she mentioned.

Let’s look for our own ‘uniqueness’ and remember that looks fade…and it’s o.k..