The other
day I saw a young black woman with beautiful braids. I remarked to her about
how thick and beautiful her braids looked. She thanked me and then proceeded to
tell me that her braids were extensions. Her hair actually was thin and unruly.
She knew the braids were destroying her hair, but she just wasn’t ready to go a
la natural’.
Later that
day I saw an older woman with beautiful white hair pulled back into a ponytail.
She looked elegant, refined and definitely older. Although her hair was its natural
color she definitely had done a little “work” to her face. She was nicely
dressed and of course her make-up was applied with care. I noted her hair and by
the look of her face I knew she too was not ready to go completely a la
natural’.
There are
days when I think I would like to let my hair grow out, forget about the Botox,
pack away the make-up. This would seem to me to be such a great sense of
freedom. It takes a lot of work to
uphold a youthful image; especially in the face of aging. My hair is not a
pretty combination of silver and white. It’s a mousy dark blond with a few
strands of grey. It’s not that it’s getting thinner, but as we age our hair loses
its volume due to shrinkage of the width of the shaft. Extensions might help,
but they are expensive and I know they do more damage than help.
When you are
young natural is so easy to do. As a young hippie I didn’t wear make-up, color
my hair or worry about the lines on my face. At middle age I began to worry
about all the fading, sagging and wrinkling my body was undertaking. I struggled
to keep myself youthful. Now as I ‘m sliding down hill towards becoming a full-fledged
senior I wonder when the day will come when I will succumb to a la natural’? I’m not sure when that day will arrive, but
for now I know I’m not ready. So I’ll
color, eat healthy and workout every day to keep the appearance of a slow
progression towards maturity. That’s Proactive Anti-Aging!
Doctor Lynn
http://www.doctorlynn.com
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