Here’s a pro tip for increasing your quality of life from your demi-elder buddy: don’t zoom in. Culture already has women wired for perfectionism when it comes to their appearance. Zooming-in makes it possible for us to be ultra-critical of ourselves to a degree that is punishingly unreasonable.
We can all be so unreasonably hard on ourselves in this highly curated world of ours with its impossible beauty standards. And while I do think that age, wisdom and an expanded perspective can help to quiet that inner critic, she still knows how to turn up the volume from time to time. A lovely reminder to treat ourselves as we would a treasured friend- with kindness, acceptance and love...
Poignant as always, Laura. As much as I love the idea of less zooming in, I adore the concept of zooming out to see the bigger story. We are so multi-faceted and that brilliance will never fit into frame. xx
We can all be so unreasonably hard on ourselves in this highly curated world of ours with its impossible beauty standards. And while I do think that age, wisdom and an expanded perspective can help to quiet that inner critic, she still knows how to turn up the volume from time to time. A lovely reminder to treat ourselves as we would a treasured friend- with kindness, acceptance and love...
Poignant as always, Laura. As much as I love the idea of less zooming in, I adore the concept of zooming out to see the bigger story. We are so multi-faceted and that brilliance will never fit into frame. xx
Zooms are the worst. How ‘bout I call you 🥰