Can old be beautiful? Our society emphasizes youth and beauty, especially for woman.
We may treat our hair to cover those grays, and use those creams to reduce the wrinkles. During this COVID-19 crisis, many of us are wearing hats and scarves since those gray hair lines are showing up as we have been unable to see our favorite hair stylist. That restriction has lifted for some of us! Some have tried the over the counter products we used in the past. We are showing our natural state, good or bad?
Youth is beautiful! Old age is beautiful, too! Look at the pictures of these people. To me, the lines and gray hair have a deeper sense of beauty. I look into their eyes and I see experience, wisdom, and worldliness. I love the diversity between the beauty of a plump 6 month old baby to a worn face and skin of an 85 year old woman.
Our society emphasis youth and perfection. Kids get this message from a very young age. Be pretty, be skinny, have a perfect face, eyes, lips, etc. What is wrong with the beauty in our natural state? Yes, it is important to be healthy. Don’t mix healthy with beautify although they can be the same. A healthy person generally can be very beautiful. A beautiful person may not necessarily be healthy. Look at nature and natural processes. Why do we resist natural things?
One of my books, Can Old Be Beautiful is being launched, today, May 1. It’s 
ideal for ages 4-6 years. It’s a great book for Mother’s Day since it questions the beauty in old things. Six year old Maggie questions her grandma as to what is beautiful after seeing advertisement for beauty products. They discuss things that are beautiful including old things that are beautiful. Through discussion and increased awareness, Maggie comes to her own conclusion about old things and beauty. Can Old Be Beautiful is available at sonjawendt.com
What do you think is beautiful? What excites you when you see and observe it? What can you stare at for hours? What things in nature make you happy? Share your thoughts here.