I just noticed that one of my old posts for Sixty and Me has just been highlighted on the homepage, so I re-read it, and I liked it! In it, I talk about the fact that confidence is sexy, that an assured attitude is hot! You can take a look here.
Seeing that reposted made me realize that I am sick and tired of talking about being locked down, about illness, about restarting our country, and about how lonely it has been. Done, done, done!
It feels great to think about other attributes of our personalities like confidence rather than perseverance. I am happy to think about lightness of spirit rather than steadfastness. Hooray for giving thought to how I look rather than how fast I can get through the grocery store. I don’t mind saying that I miss regular life a little.
So please go to Sixty and Me and read it as if we aren’t under quarantine and lockdown and as if things will be more lively soon. And, while you are there, take a look at my other articles. I am very proud of my writing for that site. And, it is so interesting to read the comments from women from other parts of the world: it gives me a sense of all of us being so similar no matter where we are or what our circumstances.
Today, think about how you can improve your confidence as you emerge back into your new life. Has that confidence changed now that we have to be more careful with our personal interactions? How will you adjust?
While I know how careful we all need to be as we break out of our homes, please muster up the confidence that you once had, or you were working on before we shutdown. Incorporating confidence makes you feel like you have control over your surroundings and circumstances.
Oh I miss regular life too. Yesterday I was queuing at the grocery store carefully distancing at 1,50m from a lady who turned and said from behind her mask ‘ I miss smiles’. I told her we should smile with our eyes.
No matter the cooking, youtube salsa zumba, netflix, family or friends zooming, 2 months self isolating from the flow of normal life is hard and did something to ‘starting over sixty’ confidence resolutions and plans to sexy up the new life chapter. But you know what? Next time I step outside I’ll wear red lipstick under the mask! Your words are as always inspiring and in times like this, it’s comforting to relate, merci beaucoup. Marie, France.
De rien, Marie. Thank you for following Starting Over at Sixty. It’s hard to stay confident and sexy when the world feels so scary. Hang in there and soon you can take your sexy self out and about.
Thank you Paula, stay safe and keep sharing with your readers