When we care about the way we look and we spend money on anti aging skin care products are we truly rejecting ourselves? I read the other day and in several other write ups that the use of anti aging creams and other such products actually means that there is no self acceptance. It’s true that the health and beauty industry is one of significant income, but that has no reflection on whether or not I care for myself.
There are interesting arguments on the other side of the fence. We are told that if we accept our love handles and we embrace those lines and wrinkles that we will be more satisfied with ourselves. Condemning one’s body and taking care of it are two totally different things. As we reflect on the damage we did to our bodies in our youth, we flock to holistic therapy and we crave organic foods. Yet we also want to apply the most powerful products to keep us young.
Perhaps there is an element to truth to the idea that we are all a bit leery of getting any older than 30. Yet, it happens to everyone so we all tend to fight the appearance of looking like we’re over 30.
The wise lines and wrinkles on our skin should give us status while our middles expand as we throw caution to the wind. With all that wisdom gained by those facial lines, you would think it wouldn’t be wise to eat the same junk that we have for decades.
Isn’t it accurate to say that if you take good care of your body, it is all inclusive? Should you take care of the inside of your body but ignore the outside? How can we equate care with unacceptable and unlovable?
Once we enter our thirties and forties we tend to wise up a bit. Smokers stop smoking and drinkers evaluate the amount they are putting down. We realize that in our youth ignored the sunscreen warnings and now we choose to try to fix the damage.
If you are truly loving to your body it seems like you would wish to care for it in the best way possible. Rejection of oneself is simply not equal to giving our bodies what they need to remain more functional over time. This includes trying to control wrinkling and weight gain.
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