Charismatic With Age Esteem
Charismatic: there’s a word
Of how you ought to be:
Charming with a talent toward
A great philosophy!
Upbeat and with an ageless smile,
Discrete and sweet, and all the while
Remembering that you’re unique:
One of a kind and at your peak
Whenever you achieve a dream,
While practicing your Age Esteem!
Written for AgeEsteem® by Alexandra Taylor
Rain, Rain Please Stay!
Rain, Rain don’t go away,
Stay and sprinkle on our day!
It is NOT always funny
To have it HOT and sunny.
So, even though our shoes get damp,
And our hair “shades” like a lamp’s,
We can sparkle in a shower,
Moisturized like some rare flower!
Rain, Rain, please rain awhile,
It will moisten up my smile,
Glisten all my radiant beams
And lubricate my Age Esteem!
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
How Best To Live
Even though it sounds and seems
Easy to have Age Esteem,
It takes a lot of practice, and
The common sense you have at hand.
You mustn’t look at outward signs
(like growing gray and forehead lines !)
It’s all about the inner you,
The spirit that you grow anew
In each and every brand new day –
How best to live along the way.
Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®
Lessons of Autumn
Why is it that we focus on our skin spots, scars and beauty marks as flaws? So often what we see as beauty in others we identify as a blemish on our own body.
I think this photo of a single leaf gives us the answer. If we examine it carefully looking at each detail, we find brown spots, tears and scars. However, when look at the total leaf, these “flaws” make it even more interesting and pretty. And when we see it on the tree it enhances the overall beauty of the foliage because of it’s particularities.
The leaf offers us an important lesson of beauty. When we wash our face, shave or put on makeup we tend to focus on tiny details. We seek the flaws. – So of course we find them! But when we look at the total picture of who we are, our beauty is very different. Our total is more attractive than each little detail. Our wrinkles, brown spots, scars and blemishes actually enhance our look. And when we add a smile, in the same way that the leaf shines with its color, we take on our own color. Our inner beauty flows to the surface. Oh, yes. The leaf is a wonderful example of what makes us beautiful!
Age esteemers are beautiful people because they shine from within and wear a smile.
Bonnie Fatio
Lessons of Autumn
Autumn is such a beautiful time of year for those of us who live in regions of the world that have four seasons. It is the season when trees change color as their leaves take on new hues and tones, bursting with yellow, red and orange. Even a gray day shimmers with color, reminding us that there is also brightness in dark moments.
When life seems difficult and less than happy, I look to the autumn leaves. They are in their fullest beauty during this third season of their lives. Rather than worry about disappearing with the onslaught of winter, they wave in the wind and share their glorious colors. This is their moment and they live it to the fullest in sunshine or shade. They celebrate today, knowing that Spring will bring a new generation of buds blossoming into leaves that will equally shine and shimmer next Fall.
We too can celebrate each day and shine through our own inner colors. That is where our true beauty comes from at every age.
Bonnie Fatio
The sunflower is beautiful! – Not because it is perfect, but because it shines with a natural beauty both in the sunshine and the shade. In fact, the sunflower brightens any setting. It raises its head with confidence and brings a happy glow to the world.
Age-esteemers bring their happy glow to the world as well, as they find ways to brighten the days of others.
Bonnie Fatio
The sunflower is a wonderful teacher. Even before it opens into all of its splendor, it teaches us that
Age esteem is also like the sunflower. It grows out of that glow on the inside.
Bonnie Fatio
Rise and shine! What a great expression that is.
Don’t just get up in the morning, rise and shine. Make it a great day for those around you. This includes the new people you meet in the course of your day as well as those you know. A simple smile to someone walking towards you or a friendly greeting to the bus driver or sales clerk. It is easy to shine, to share your own happiness and talents.
I’ve always loved the stories of Winnie the Pooh and to hear him exclaim as he got up in the morning, “Ho hum, I wonder what great thing will happen to me today.” When we arise with that positive attitude in the morning, it is easy to rise and shine. We are ready and eager to discover the day and the adventures it will bring – and to greet it with open arms of enthusiasm.
Bonnie Fatio
Healthy Hair
The condition of our hair contributes to our personal image and age-esteem. As we get older, our hair often begins to thin and we may even lose much of it. (Good news for women. Typically, although women may lose hair, they rarely become bald like men do.)
What can you do to help your hair thrive?
Note: Studies have shown that older people with a high iron content have the same type of brain activity as younger adults.
Grandma Nature
At dinner the other evening a friend in his 50’s shared his attraction to the beauty in older women. He had just seen a woman in her 70’s who he was genuinely drawn to. He said that she had the same beauty and special sparkle that Audrey Hepburn had. As a woman of 66 I have to admit that it was refreshing to hear a good looking, intelligent man admit to being attracted to someone older.
We tend to remember Audrey Hepburn as a young woman on the screen. She was equally beautiful in her later years and continued to have that special inner glow. The picture above was taken during her time as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) from 1988 to 1993 when she died.
Audrey Hepburn remains a wonderful AgeEsteem role model.
