Someone sent me this article of about a woman's lifeline. I am always interested in how women view themselves. The world is tough on women. What is shown on TV and every bill board and magazine is hard to compare to. For one it's not real... but I hate even more the pressure that it puts on our young women ( actually all women) to be something that they aren't. This article reminded me that with age comes wisdom. I hope by reading it, that we will all remember our true worth and value!
A WOMAN'S LIFELINE
AGE 3: She looks at herself and sees a queen.
AGE 8: She looks at herself and sees Cinderella.
AGE 15: She looks at herself and sees in ugly duckling ( Mom, I can't go to school looking like this today! )
AGE 20: She looks at herself and sees "too fat/too thin, too short/too tall, too straight/too curly" but decides she's going out anyway.
AGE 30: She 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 so she's going out anyway.
AGE 40: She looks at herself and sees "too fat/too thin, too short/too tall, too straight/too curly" but says, "At least I am clean," and goes out anyway.
AGE 50: She looks at herself and says, "I am what I am," and goes wherever she wants to go.
AGE 60: She looks at herself and reminds herself of all people who can't even see themselves in the mirror anymore. Goes out and conquers the world.
AGE 70: She looks at herself and sees wisdom, laughter, and ability and goes out and enjoys life.
AGE 80: Doesn't bother to look. Just puts on a purple hat and goes out to have fun with the world.
The moral is, maybe we should all grab that purple hat a little earlier.
"The rarest thing in the world is a woman who is pleased with photographs of herself." ~Elizabeth Metcalf
"Woman must not accept; she must challenge.
She must not be awed by that which has been built up around her;
she must reverence that woman in her which struggles for expression."
~ Margaret Sanger ~
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