The Growing Movement to Embrace Aging

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The Growing Movement to Embrace Aging

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson -

The Growing Movement to Embrace Aging

From fairy tales to societal norms, the “idea that beauty is synonymous with youth” permeates our culture. Marketers spend billions promoting “a narrative that encourages women to feel bad about themselves – and spend an awful lot of money to feel better.” One researcher found that “women internalize the fear of aging from a society that does not value aging in women...” Though ten-year-olds are buying anti-aging products, there are hopeful signs of change. Fashion leaders, models, celebrities, and many more are speaking out, and rejecting the narrative in order to “seek a more self-compassionate way to approaching aging.” As one actress put it: “And I think, really genuinely, beauty does come from within and you don’t have to play the game.” { read more }

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Suspend judgment. Gaze at someone anew with your spirit's eyes. Compliment them on their inner beauty. Now turn your gaze inward, and admire your own inner beauty. Rest for a moment in appreciation.


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