Thursday, January 18, 2007

Secret Steps To Stay Young

Staying young is everybody's wish. Whether you are in your twenties, thirties or older, you naturally wish you look before your age.

The most important thing for us to believe is true beauty radiates from our deep, inner place. Beauty is not external, it is a reflection of all life’s moments – joy, happiness, love, contentment – and it begins inside long before it reveals itself on the surface. Beauty is found in exuberance, sadness and peace.

In these secret steps, some advice are offered on what you can do to look great on the outside; the approach is very much on holistic, involving our mind, body and spirit. It is about harmony - health, energy, enthusiasm and strong sense of self.

As we age, beauty and spirituality are connected, reflecting each other in the true us. We want to look our best, not necessarily out of vanity, but because we want to be proud of whom we are and who we are becoming.



Respect Yourself

When we cherish something, whether it is a new equipment or car we had saved for, we treasure it, we care for it and treat it with respect. We clean and polish our car because we want to maintain its condition well. So it is all the same reason we need to treat ourselves with same respect.

We need a healthy well-cared-for body that represents who we are. We need it to interact with others, to move around with, to love and be loved. How are we to present ourselves without our well-cared body and look? Why shouldn’t we take pride in our appearance and be confident in our interaction with our friends, peers and loved ones?

By taking time to care for ourselves and look our best, we honor our inner life. When we feel good to be who we are we take time to look our best.

My friend Angela is someone who takes time and trouble to have her hair done before she goes for an appointment, be it formal or informal. She will be carefully putting on her lipstick before she goes out of her house. In fact putting on lipstick has been part of ‘taking care’ for the ladies because it changes the attitude and state of mind and honors a sensual side of the ladies!

Taking care of ourselves can have such a positive effect and uplift us in our daily life. When we make even a small effort to look better, it always makes us feel great.

Confidence actually builds when people are shown how to make the most of their unique appearance. They gain freedom and confidence when they see their results irrespective of their age.

A relative of mine who has just turned seventy is a man who truly belies his age. He will have his hair cut fortnightly, using his most favorite hair cream, update his wardrobe, get the latest brand and design. He is also curious about seeing and doing everything new and surprises people who are much younger with his ability to keep up. He is a good example of staying young at all times!

We should start to take care of our look and not saying "I will do my hair cut next week" or "never mind about how I look, no body will notice me because I am just going out for a short while"

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