I laughed out loud when I read Kristy’s last blog entry. She is a funny lady and I adore her, but Kristy and I view wrinkles a little differently. I am sure she would say that our views differ because I am 32, and maybe she’s right (I hope she’s not!). I am definitely showing signs of aging, but I am growing fond of these “expression” lines! I consider them to be the road map—if you will—of the life that I have lived! The parentheses around my mouth, the lines at the corners of my eyes, and the deep lines in my forehead clearly show that I have expressed every emotion inside of me often and with gusto! I am a firm believer that the life you live on the inside shows on the outside. We will all age and I think it’s important for us to accept and embrace that as a wonderful gift that comes with wisdom, clarity, and calm (and a few wrinkles). Plus, trying to fight wrinkles with procedures like face lifts and botox doesn’t seem to be working on anyone–just take a look at some of the faces in Hollywood! The thing that we should do as a society is promote aging (especially in women) as a beautiful thing! Have you ever noticed that leading men in Hollywood are still playing sex symbol roles well into their sixties—and even into their seventies (just look at Sean Connery)? But, how many older women do you see on the big (or small) screen who are still being portrayed as sexy and beautiful? And you can’t answer that question with someone like Demi Moore, in my opinion, because she spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on plastic surgery trying to make herself look 25. There aren’t many on your list, are there? We can change that! Let’s all start valuing aging in our society as a beautiful, natural thing! To me, passion is what makes someone beautiful! Here’s to being passionate about a life well lived! And, Kristy, I think you’re gorgeous…inside and out!

Much Love,

Beth