LaTigresse
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I just saw an article about a book a 43 yo woman wrote, something like 'Formerly Hot'. Her perspective is from what she calls, the other side of hot. It was a positive outlook on being 40something. Basically a message to 20somethings that, while she understands from memory why her point of view means basically nothing to the hot 20somethings, that they really have nothing to worry about. I think that for me, getting 'unhot' was the best thing that ever could have happened to me. I know I am not horrible on the eyes.....most days, but to MOST people, I am not 'HOT'. Not in the commercial sense. I am okay with that. When I was hot, I had zero appreciation for it, was horribly insecure about my looks, felt that if only my ass was smaller, my boobs less, out there......if only if only if only. Now I look back at photos from that time, look at the size of clothing I wore, and I realize how silly it all was. My value, to myself, and my personal power, has very little to do with how 'hot' I am, or not. It comes from far deeper. A place that doesn't give a shit about sagging breasts, spreading ass, or any of the other natural progressions of age. It gives me great joy to know that the aging process only makes me feel more powerful rather than less. I look at young, beautiful women that appear to place such huge value on their physical beauty and I fear for them. I see those that are beginning to show signs of losing that youthful bloom, still beautiful but not in the 20something dewy fresh way, and see how they are trying so hard and.......only beginning to look hard. It often makes me wish I could tell them something, let them know how awesome it can be on 'the other side of hot'. Life is too amazing to spend it chasing an elusive thing you will never completely catch. I hate what our culture does to women, the warped values it creates. I am rambling because I haven't had enough sleep this last weekend..........
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My twisted, self deprecating, sense of humour, finds alot to laugh about, in your lack of one! Just because you are well educated, articulate, and can use big, fancy words, properly........does not mean you are right!
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