Looking Your Age

I love when people think to themselves "I'm sixty and I look sixty." because truthfully most of us look our age.  If you don't look your age it's usually genetics, how you take care of yourself or a good old fashioned blessing from God.  However, I believe as we age we should want to look our best.  God forbid we try to claim being 20 years old again, really, you can't anyway or attempt to take yourself back to that moment, but you can look and feel your very best as you age and it doesn't hurt to use things like diet, exercise, skin and hair care, etc. to keep everything in tack.
Now, don't get me wrong.....I still believe that a woman or man's greatest beauty lies in their spirit.  In fact, I want to be beautiful inside and out and especially inside.  I'd like people to say, she has such a beautiful spirit.  Let my spirit show, let my life and actions speak louder than what society deems as physically beautiful.

Unfortunately, many will try to sour your spirit because a happy and joyful spirit seems too hard to acquire.  Comparison is the thief of joy.  I try not to compare.  I'm loving my life and moving forward.  Truthfully I have my moments and days but if I had to count them up......more joy than depression.  Both are necessary for this life, but only one can take the lead.  I choose joy!

Joy comes to us softly and is not loud.  There was a time when mine was loud because of the pressure I was going through but it has landed on me sweetly, softly and permanently.  All praises to an awesome God who has helped me, held me up and then transformed me into his beautiful princess.  That was his promise.  We come from royalty.  "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light." 1 Peter 2:9

I don't claim this, God claimed it over me and I concur.  Knowing this, we have 
an obligation and responsibility to proclaim his praises even by our presentation.
I don't think anyone should obsess over their fading looks but keeping yourself in good
shape brings honor and praises to our awesome God because our lifestyle, habits and
beliefs are on display.