STORYTIME TAPESTRY

The Newsletter devoted to spreading love and cultural awareness throughout the world

Special Treat ??“ From Me!

Oct 5, 2005 

In Praise of Older Woman

Carol Roach

Too long we have allowed ourselves to be brainwashed. We have allowed the media to dictate what beauty is, and we have bought into the idea that only the young can be beautiful. I say it is time to claim our own. Older woman are beautiful. We have it all; beautiful from without and beauty from within. Years of learning, sharing, and caring has given us a beauty, a special serenity, a way about us that is lost upon our youth. While the young are out chasing rainbows, we have found them. For we have learned the secret. Beauty is not skin deep, beauty is all that a person is, and will be.  

I have written this little piece to praise all beautiful women of age everywhere.

*****

There is nothing more beautiful then wrinkles on a happy face. Each wrinkle was earned from years of hardwork and dedication.

There is nothing more beautiful than grey hair glistening in the sunshine. Silver is the colour of success.

There is nothing more beautiful then a big round belly laugh. Years of good cooking has filled many a hungry mouth.

Many of our fondest memories are of grandma??™s wonderful cooking.

There is nothing more beautiful than big loving eyes peering over bi-focals. Our eyesight may not be as strong as it once was but our mind sight has grown in leaps and bounds.

There is nothing more beautiful then taking out your false teeth and having your grandchildren giggle. Moments like these are just too precious. We can learn to laugh at our frailties and live every moment with gusto. Each stage in life has much to offer us; if we would give it a chance.

There is nothing more beautiful than loving the way you look. The self that you project to the world is the self that you will be remembered for. The self that you project to the world is the self that you should always inspire to attain, moving forward in confidence, never looking back in regret. 

Carol Roach

winterose@videotron.ca

A Native of Montreal, Quebec, Carol is a graduate of Concordia, and McGill University.  She holds a bachelor in psychology and a Masters in counselling psychology.  Carol Roach is a published writer and newsletter editor.  You can purchase her book: Picking up the Pieces: A Woman's Journey at www.publishamerica.com, or www.amazon.com.  You can also go to your local bookstore and order it there as well.  Carol??™s second book: Angels Watching Over is currently looking for a home. Stay tuned for details.  

If you are interested in other stories feel free to join her newsletter: Storytime Tapestry at: http://subs.zinester.com/98907 , or email her directly at winterose@videotron.ca and she will be glad to accommodate you.  Carol enjoys email and responds to every inquiry.