Yoga teacher Tao Porchon-Lynch is 97, so if you’ve just had a 50th birthday and are feeling “invisible” all of a sudden, take a leaf out of Tao’s book and watch her TEDx Talk “There is nothing you cannot do” on YouTube. She talks about how travel shaped her and about dancing with partners 70 years younger than her…we need more Taos in our world!
Every time I hear someone moan about an upcoming birthday “ohhh the Big Whatever O” I think you know what" You’re lucky to have got this far! Somewhere along the chronological graph of the history of beauty and women’s evolution in a socio-cultural arena, we took a drastically wrong turning. But we’re steering the wheel again, things are looking up. Thanks to big brands like L’OREAL who are cleverly and powerfully positioning their marketing to embrace the older woman (Susan Sarandon is their newest “face”), grey is the new beautiful, and literally! Platinum/grey hair has never been more in) and you, whatever age you are, are truly beautiful. Reminder: You are YOU. (Not your age).
The more we see older beauty icons, the more we open up to wrinkles, sags, age spots, imperfection, etc….and the more we appreciate the beauty of growing older, the better things will be. You can have all the Botox, lipo, whatever in the world you like, but if you think it’s going to guarantee your husband doesn’t stray, or bring you love, that...