"Jewelry takes people's minds off of your wrinkles," said Olympic ice skating champion Sonya Henie. (If you are 'vintage', you'll know who she was!) On the face of it (pun intended), that seems like nothing more than a witty observation. . . . .but I think there is more truth to that statement than she may have realized.
True, a fine pair of earrings or a lovely strand of pearls will always draw the eye to their beauty, but I think that might also be an apt metaphor for the way we all live our lives, day to day. Whether it's indulging in jewelry or having a slice of chocolate cake or losing ourselves in the pages of a good book, sometimes we use the 'accessories' of life to distract us from what's really going on. Not that it's an inherently bad thing to do on occasion! We just need to remember that the real face may be full of wrinkles, but those lines have their own tales to tell, and they're often most worth listening to. Even the stresses and heartaches which may have helped to etch those furrowed brows helped to make us who we are today.
No life is without wrinkles or worry lines. We just have to remember that, though we long for a life without problems, diamonds are just lumps of coal under pressure!
Hope you have a sparkling day, full of laugh lines and chocolate cake!!
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