“Mirror Mirror in the heart, who’s the most beautiful of them all?” Ring a bell? A slightly different take on the famous quote from the children’s fairy tale “Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs.” So, what does beautiful really mean? Based on the very wisdom of others on the internet, and my own, it means “something that immensely satisfies and pleases our mind.” And, it is 100% age proof.
As we age, we may not look the same but we should feel the same. That is, we should feel beautiful every waking moment, every day, no matter what. When I was turning forty, I was petrified of looking older; how my appearance and body would change in the years to come. But I need not have worried, all I had to do was look around me, at my own mother and grandmother. How their care free attitude towards life, their self-acceptance and self-love made them so ageless. In fact, both their age and wisdom made them look eternally attractive. It made me realize that physical appearance is just skin deep so we need to sense the beauty within us. Look at our inner self through the eyes of love and respect for ourselves. What we feel and think inside reflects on our face and in our health. A little shift in our perception about our own self-worth will literally make us glow on the outside. This radiance on our faces is of our own self-love, of the content, and the peace we feel inside.
A very important aspect of feeling divine is to be proud of who you are, embracing your whole essence as is. So, always stand and walk with pride in a Tadasana or mountain pose in yoga — tall with your back straight, chest out, shoulders squared, leveled, and relaxed. What adds pizzazz to this feeling good mindset is dressing up to the nines every day. Don your best comfortable attire that totally screams you and admire yourself in the mirror. It is so important to groom yourself every single day — it unleashes your true spirit and elevates the mood creating a positive and happy aura all around you. You feel you have arrived, need no validation from anyone, and the world beckons at your feet. As you tread around smiling to yourself with a self-confident gait, you receive a welcome and warm reception wherever you go. The air around you feels magical, serenading you with its calming musical rhythm. How you feel and see yourself is how the world sees and reacts to you.
Your happy disposition gives you a fresh take on things, revives your faith in yourself and your abilities; a sense of a liberating calm, and victory prevails!
Resonating the same sentiments while getting ready for a day out with my girlfriends, I have unleashed the inner goddess in me. I stand in front of the mirror, donning and admiring my most favorite clothing on me— a green maxi dress with a denim jacket. I feel amazingly good like I own the world and my imagination runs wild. As I step outside to enjoy a day out with my friends, I can hear the song “Unwritten” by Natasha Bedingfield playing in my ears, and can smell the earthy-pleasant fresh rain on a hot summer day. Enchanted by this wonderful sensation, I tread along with my friends, my heart beaming with joy and pride. What a wonderful feeling it is to feel special every instant and we so deserve it!