From Braless to Aging Gracefully

Sally, pretty good way to get us to read this post....all the way through. Cute beginning and great ending! I still can't get over the beautiful garbage truck! Owning who you are and allowing that to emerge is the basis of that relationship building we want to evolve for our work and value proposition. The transparancy of Blogging has proven to be a beautiful way to connect and find our clients....the clients that want to work with us and that we want to work with. You are the best at it! Promoting the real you is the secret!

I love reading all the different blogs and hearing all the different opinions, but I hate it when someone is trying to convert me to their way of thinking. I can think for myself! That's not to say that I won't listen and digest someone else's opinion, who knows, I may change my mind along the way. There are always two sides and if we just open our minds a little we might learn something new. Most of the time, when I don't agree I just move on and refuse to get drawn into the fray, it's just not worth it. Lately there have been many political posts...I stay away...but I do appreciate the passion the writers express even when their opinions may differ from mine.

Oh what a touchy subject, Sally.  When I was younger, I felt that whatever came into my head was fair game to come out of my mouth.  If I thought it, you'd better believe I said it.  Now, since I've gotten older, or since I had kids who model exactly everything I do or say (or maybe a combination of both??), I've been a lot better at protecting other people from my mouth.  At least, I try to be better!  I admit that I'm not always successful and sometimes I do just let it fly on out.  Of course, I did start praying about it. Psalm 141:3 says "Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips."  I really needed to do that because my mouth used to be scalding! hahahaha  Just ask my poor husband!  He'll happily tell ya!

I think the whole point of your post is that just because we can talk about something doesn't mean we should talk about it!  And like I've said before - it isn't always what you say but most often the problem arises in how you say what you say.

There are many blogs posted here about the teenage daughter of McCain's running mate (can't remember the girl's name) getting pregnant.  Now, talking about the situation is one thing.  Some of these posts are down right disturbing! And I have to admit that I did comment on one post and then decided to stay away from all of it.  It is just safer that way.

As Carey (January Financial) said: I never quite feel comfortable knowing how quickly I could be judged and dismissed for sharing them with someone who doesn't agree. You just never know who is reading these blogs or the subsequent comments!  Do you want to lose out on a potential client because they don't agree with your political or religious views - or just because they don't like the way you presented yours?  No, these shouldn't be deciding factors on whether or not someone will work with us, but it plays a large part nonetheless.  On some subjects, I think it is just better to keep your opinions to yourself.

As for the bra thing, I am too young to remember the bra-burning but  can say this.  If I could meet one person from history, it would be the guy who invented the bra.  So I could smack him in the back of his head.

~Renae

Sally - Good point, excellent comments. No, your title did not get me. I always read your posts but...Anywa, aging with grace is the only way to go!

Stepping in another persons shoes is the most enlightening experience in my life that I'll have each day. It allows one to open their mind....get out of self...and see the other side. 

Sally I just sent you a separate email...not appropriate for commenting here.

Sally let's just say that I was not always this mild tempered.  It is amazing what a few years, and a little more experience will do :)

After turning 30 this year it is so nice to see a blog with this topic.  I think it is so unfortunate how many of our youth turn to plastic surgery everyday.  Nice to know that aging gracefully hasn't totally fallen by the wayside!

Hi Sally,

I am getting remarks email to me. Pretty funny you strck a cord. Keep it coming.

Hey Sally!  I can't believe you were around in the 70's.....me too!  I still sort of feel like it was just a few years ago.....what happened?!  Were you in Hawaii then?  I love this post.....I love anything that brings back those fun memories!  I was in Birmingham, and Hello! I'm still here, watching the changes....SO MANY!

Have a wonderful week!

C Sally C, awesome... simply awesome. I really enjoyed this post and the conversational thread. Very cool and too funny! :-)

Sally, the above comment is mine ... but AR has been kicking me out all day. :/

Sally - You don't look old enough to have even owned a bra in the 70's!!!!! I have to agree though (having graduated from high school in 1966) I went braless through the 70's AND 80's, living in Europe and enjoying it!

When I moved back to the States in 1988 and put on a bra again for the first time in YEARS I had trouble BREATHING in the darn thing!!!! My parents could not understand what the big deal was!!!

Indeed, as we age, we think a little more before we open our mouths!!! As far as injections and additions, I do use a WALGREENS purchased wrinkle cream, but refuse to spend big bucks on creams or ANYTHING on injections!!!! I have been considering letting my hair go natural, but wonder about how it would look for business........

As far as those boobs pointing south, at least we HAVE them! We did not grow up with places like Victoria's Secret selling 'boobs in a box' like they do today! (A funny side story, about 10 years ago, when my daughter was a teenager, we were in Victoria's Secret looking at just such a box. The sales girl came over and wanted to know if she could help us to which my daugher said 'No thanks, I have my own and don't need to buy any'.......wonder where she got that mouth?!?!?)     :-)  

Girl - you have aged so beautifully (even in the time I've known you on the Rain)  - it's so true  - learning how to share and disagree without being disagreeable is  almost a lost art in our culture - and never more  obvious than during a political season. You were cracking me up with the thought of you "going braless" back in the day - lol. Like fine wine....you're there baby better and better each year.