Saturday, November 16, 2024

BEAUTY AFTER 60

 BEAUTY AFTER 60



Just like love, beauty is a timeless and elusive concept. It means something different to almost everyone. It is definitely shaped by society, culture, and personal preferences. Criteria continues to be ever changing from decade to decade and from place to place.

After centuries of trying, the definition of beauty continues to remain obscure. The focus shifts from an outer to an inner lens. Women in the 60+ age range define their beauty in a particular and fascinating way that literally challenges what society traditionally considers beautiful.

There can be many different surveys on what is considered beautiful over 60. However, the perception of beauty after 60 is much more personal. If one is to ask women of the Sixty and Me community whether they thought they were still beautiful in their 60s, the answers were authentic, honest, and not surprisingly confident. Here are some paraphrased answers that I found along with some photos of women over 60 that you may recognize.
  • Beauty for me has a positive attitude 

                                                 

  •  What counts is to dress well and with style



  • Perhaps in a different way, I still feel beautiful, inside and out


  • Absolutely, I behold my beauty, by being my best me


  • I believe in the philosophy of trying to be the best I can be


  • Yes, I think I am beautiful. I have more confidence in myself

  • If you are beautiful on the inside you are beautiful on the outside


  • So much more now because the inside is what really matters


  • Yes, nature is changing my body and I accept it with grace

  • We use our own standard of beauty -  yes, I am beautiful



  • I don't worry anymore - there is nothing uglier than worrying

  • I see a new and different kind of beauty every year with me


  • I try to be beautiful from the inside smiling often





A Swiss-American psychiatrist named Elizabeth Kubler-Ross is quoted:

"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depth. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.


I agree wholeheartedly on this perception.

How about you? What is your perception of beauty after 60?





1 comment:

  1. I think beauty from within tops all other beauty. We never know when our physical bodies will fail us. Love this blog! Thank you!

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