The media based fear of aging programming must have gone right over my head or something, because my body certainly looks its age; and maybe even older than that. Even if it looks and feels older than it is, I still don't care.
Apparently, the younger and older people in my life that share love and companionship with me, also don't care about how my body looks; just as I don't care what their bodies look like either.

Aging is not inevitable, only dying is.
I feel sad when I hear of those who die young, for the privilege of a long life has been taken from them.
I also feel sad for those who direct excessive time, effort and resources toward external appearances; for they may miss experiencing and appreciating the profundity of inner beauty (theirs and that of others).

I have experienced and appreciate that profundity in each and every one of you by the way.
You are truly beautiful, no matter what you look like or how old you are .

With love, Erika