Elder Muse/Day 23: Aging Beauty

This post is dedicated to women especially. A reminder that the essence of who we are shines even more brightly once “cultural standards” are surrendered and released as we accept another kind of beauty. One that is so much more about who we have become and are becoming.

The Japanese say – Shi Bui – which translates as the beauty of aging.

Rather than being a fall away from beauty in all of it’s meanings, aging can be the revelation of beauty, the time when the inner radiance becomes visible.  The words below struck me this morning as a tap on the shoulder to celebrate the beauty I am now and shine forth….

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Aging looks good on anyone who believes that it does.

It’s an inner light kind of deal.

It shines through skin, bone, muscle and sinew – bathing everything you see in a luminous glow of peace, acceptance and utter loveliness.

It’s some sort of chemical reaction when self-love (at last) meets Mother Nature.

Then wisdom and hindsight all join together too and cast their magic –

until what you see is a woman who has evolved, grown, learned and risen many many times.

And it’s a beautiful sight to behold.

So, age however you like because if something is not making you happy, that will show.

Time can’t erase your beauty my friend, only negativity can do that.

– Donna Ashworth

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31 days of Daily Elder Muse blog posts accessed from the unfolding of the day – not planned or scheduled. Yes, the Muse is back again during this powerful and challenging shift time on our planet. May these words, stories and images assist you to remember who you are….and where to place your attention. ~Gaye Abbott

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Gaye Abbott, Wildly Free Elder, 08/06/24