The cosmetic and beauty industry is busy doing what it's best at: conspiring to define the perception of beauty - wrinkle free creams and botox are the claimants to youth.
As I welcomed the new year, I also knew I would be adding one more year to my age, a few more fine lines enhancing my beauty, some smile lines to make my smile more endearing, some greys to make me appear more graceful, a new-found sexuality to zing up my life, the stamina to run a marathon and the wisdom of age to make me sound more sensible. It's almost like a coming-of-age of sorts!
I can claim to be in the best phase of my life: I have managed to remove all negativity, keep away from people who have not respected me, become more comfortable with my being, my faults included, embraced contentment and encountered courage, enough for me to have begun making notes for an autobiography. It's exciting as I discover a new person in me as my relationship with life gets more engrossing, and dressing up is an expression of who I am - my tastes, experiences, intellect and state of mind.
However, this year I shall have fewer wishes during those special occasions, as some elders and friends have made their way to a better world. They shall be missed, not the memories they left behind with me.
As I welcomed the new year, I also knew I would be adding one more year to my age, a few more fine lines enhancing my beauty, some smile lines to make my smile more endearing, some greys to make me appear more graceful, a new-found sexuality to zing up my life, the stamina to run a marathon and the wisdom of age to make me sound more sensible. It's almost like a coming-of-age of sorts!
I can claim to be in the best phase of my life: I have managed to remove all negativity, keep away from people who have not respected me, become more comfortable with my being, my faults included, embraced contentment and encountered courage, enough for me to have begun making notes for an autobiography. It's exciting as I discover a new person in me as my relationship with life gets more engrossing, and dressing up is an expression of who I am - my tastes, experiences, intellect and state of mind.
However, this year I shall have fewer wishes during those special occasions, as some elders and friends have made their way to a better world. They shall be missed, not the memories they left behind with me.
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