Jenny said she almost didn't recognize herself in the mirror. Had she aged 10 years? Was it the bingeing on Netflix and chips during the lockdown? She did look kind of sad and defeated. Her eyes were tired.
And her boss had just said he wanted to re-open as soon as they had the all-clear. Probably in about a week! She was still making Skype client calls—and said she didn't look too too bad on the screen if she sat a foot or so away. But in person? But Jenny loved people!
Jenny ha'd plunked down on the low brick wall outside her condo on the way back from our walk like she couldn't go another step and said she was thinking of getting her eyes “bottomed.
She'd been watching this show about selfie culture driving people to plastic surgery. Even 20-somethings were getting “injectables!”
Which she knew for a fact cause their 20-something receptionist Angela had gone for “a botox” just before everything shut down.
So Jenny was thinking about going as soon as she could book it and then taking a week's vac. Not a good idea when she had to get clients onboard and kitchen and office reno's booked ...
But was a week long enough to get over that frozen Botox look Angela showed up with?
Jenny said she hadn't asked Angela if she'd ended up with any of the other 'botoxitis' symptoms that some get—muscles weakness, vision and breathing problems, even trouble speaking or swallowing. Or the worst, which probably didn't happen too often—bladder control issues.
Jenny admired the flowers while I said that neither the frozen botox or the deer-in the-headlights stare (that you get from surgery!) would get Jenny more interior design clients.
What she needed was to feel better about herself, to find the pre-lockdown Jenny. To be ready to go as soon as they got the go--not take a week off.
Besides, Angela's frozen botox made her look so fake—even a little older—how could she even think that an injection would solve any problem she might have?
Snap.
Botox wouldn't help Jenny either. What she needed was to get her mojo back, not wonder if she looked older or stale (and had a crush on chips!). Practically everyone had been on the Quarantine 15!
She just needed to remember what she was good at for when things ramped up again—to be the old vibrant, confident Jenny.
She'd been having too much alone time--Jenny thrived on being social and people. Maybe she needed something to help keep focus.
The flowers in the condo garden were so fresh, vibrant, and alive. The pansies were maybe a bit droopy. But they still looked beautiful and with a little water would soon perk up. You simply can't compare real and artificial anything.
Fake might look okay from 20 feet away—but even on Angela it looked obvious. And artificial beauty is not natural beauty.
Plus it's temporary. If you have botox or a knife lift, you’ll not only have that frozen thing to get through, but soon need more work.
On the other hand, if Jenny was able to keep and enhance and refresh her inner, natural beauty, she'd perk up. She'd have that beautiful ageless empowered feeling and that wonderful natural glow it gives you —voila! In person or on Skype, she'd feel like herself again! She'd never feel stale. Maybe she needed support to get her confidence back.
So I suggested Jenny join the Ageless Beauty Facebook group…It's all about the knowhow, tips, tricks, and whatever you need to take control and make the most of you and your Ageless Beauty, inside and out.
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