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My daughter keeps sending me those ads for products and procedures to make oneself look younger. Getting rid of jowls and crow's feet and bags under one's eyes. On some days I get links for improving the appearance of triple chins. I don't mind her doing it. It's what she is into. I always keep in mind the constant bombardment of the advertisement industry. Improving one's look is still an easier sale than improving one's outlook. I never mentioned it to her, but it literally took half a century to come to the contentment of seeing my face and loving what I see. As is. No improvements, no cover ups, no look to wear. To shrug off "well-intended" advice as just that. It's just something someone else is into, no matter what advice is dished out. It's not where I need to be or have to expect myself to be. You see that? I don't have to take on any expectations. I can simply accept the beauty of my one life uniqueness, thriving in the gratitude of having been given this wondrous opportunity. It took me long enough to let go of the circumstances I was born into, truly valueing everything it took for me to be what I am, to simply give in to temporary, superfluous fixer-uppers. It's much more enjoyable to be as is. ~•~ a beautiful milieu Art Heike K