Then: Clearasil Now: Clearly Desperate

Then:  Clearasil

Now:   Clearly Desperate

We all want to look our best.  I remember when looking my best involved spending more time on my hair than on my face.  One cleanser, one moisturizer and my face was good to go.

Now?  Well, lined up on my shelf are a variety of creams, gels, lotions, vitamins and fluids with promises to firm up, reduce puffiness, erase lines, tighten skin, wipe away wrinkles, restore elasticity, hydrate, energize, revitalize and even hypnotize my face into looking younger.

You name it.  I’ve bought it.  If product X doesn’t take away that wrinkle under my eye, product Y is sure to do the job.  I have an alphabet of miracle potions to choose from  each morning, with ingredients ranging from avocado juice to Queen bee pollen.

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Every product makes the same claim…to stop the aging process.

But wait!  Sometimes they promise much, much more.

Why, with my younger skin, I’ll feel better.  I’ll cook better.  I’ll stop forgetting words.  I’ll get a raise.  I’ll read faster.  I won’t get indigestion.  I’ll have more energy.  And all of these changes will take place in within twenty days after application!

Well, I’m not positive about all these creams.  Last time I checked, the Fountain of Youth, still only exists in science fiction.  But I do believe in the power of positive thinking.  And that age is just a state of mind.

We may worry about how we look at age forty…at fifty…at sixty …but when I see a woman in her eighties, I expect to see lines and wrinkles.  Every line tells a story in that woman’s life.  Laugh lines around the eyes tells me she’s had an abundance of happiness.  Lines near the mouth says she’s had many stories to tell.

I want to grow old gracefully (and not too wrinkly) but I know we can’t freeze time.  Sure, I’ll keep on applying all these anti-aging creams but I still want my face to show that I’ve lived a full, rich life.  Like I said, it’s the roadmap that I show the world.  How about you?