The Beauty That Can’t Be Bottled

I know many women who have lived their lives to please other people. First it’s parents, then friends, then husbands, then children. There comes a point of awakening, most commonly when the kids are practically self-sufficient, when these women realize that they have been living by someone else’s rules. They wonder to themselves, “When can I start living the life that I want?”

What a tough question. Difficult because deep down they do not even know what they really, really want. Of course, there’s the obvious. There’s happiness, good health, and let’s not forget a youthful appearance. But women want more. 

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In the Danger Zone

It is officially summer, the weather has told me so. As I write this it is a sunny summer day, 105 degrees warm. I look for ways to cool down. I grab my purse and am overcome with joy when I find an unopened bottle of water. It’s room temperature, but as I take a big sip from it I feel as if I have stepped into Heaven.

We run our air conditioners in our cars and our homes. We fan ourselves with booklets at sporting events and with our hands at the gym. We wear hats to protect our faces and some of us use umbrellas to shelter us from the sun’s heat.

We take such good care of our bodies when it is hot.

But, what do we do with our overheated minds?

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