Sela Ward - 50+ years old. Voted 11th (World's Sexiest Women)
The most wonderful shift is happening, and that shift seems to be happening globally, in the minds of practically everyone, in how we view women over forty. And rightfully so! Featured here is Sela Ward. Though she is over forty by a long shot (she’s over 50!) in my mind she is one of the most beautiful women on television. Something about those smoky, sleepy eyes. Another one is Jennifer Lopez, who is, I think, absolutely ravishing.
Let’s face it, ladies, we are all over the damn place, and we’re amazing!
I remember the day I turned forty as if it was yesterday. Well, truthfully, my fifteenth birthday seems as if it was yesterday but that’s beside the point. I’ll try to stay focused here. The day I turned forty I was outside my apartment building, about to get into the passenger’s side of a vehicle. I looked at my friend over the hood of the car and said, “From this moment forward I will never allow anyone to baffle me with bullshit again. EVER. The buck stops here, at forty.” The minute I said that out loud, I swear to you, I felt as if a tremendous weight had been lifted off of my shoulders. It was as if turning forty gave me an all-access pass to maturity, and to finally give myself permission to grow up, and to not be afraid of my own strengths and powers anymore. I am not entirely certain why things changed on that day, but I will say this: I don’t want to– and won’t — go back, even if I could. I love being the me I am today. I am 56 years old, turning 57 this year, and I wouldn’t trade this for any earlier version of me, or anyone else on the planet. I used to comfort myself with “Age is just a number.”
HELLO! Age is NOT just a number. It’s my freaking BANNER that says I have been there, done that, and now I’m ready to try something that WORKS! I am at a place where I seek my own counsel, listen to my inner guru, talk to my spirit, and know that the answers I come up with are ones that come from my own truths, not from someone else’s storehouse of experiences. I have my own now, thank you.
I have arrived.
Ziana de Bethune at 56. Life and Career Coach.
So, having said all of that, I tip my hat to all women over forty today, because you’re still here, baby, and you’re still marching down that street with your head up and your shoulders back, even after walking through hell and surviving all of the curve balls that life threw at you. Kudos!
Below is a list of fabulous websites and articles that I have compliled to motivate you and get you thinking on how YOU can celebrate the best years of your life: Life after forty.
Fabulous collection of images, well-known women over 40
Women Over 40 are the world’s most beautiful – (based on People Magazine article) Forbes Magazine
Marriage and Women Over 40 – NY Times
10 Myths About Women Over Forty
Seventeen of TV’s Hottest Women Over 40
Why Women Over 40 Are Good At Math - The Star.com
Have a bloody marvelous day, sweethearts. You earned it!
Until next time,
Zee.
http://www.zianabethune.com
Ziana de Bethune | Certified Life & Career Coach.
