the purple hat

Age 3: Looks at herself and sees a Queen!
Age 8: Looks at herself and sees herself as Cinderella/Sleeping Beauty.
Age 15: Looks at herself and sees herself as Fat/Pimples/UGLY
(Mum I can't go to school looking like this!)
Age 20: Looks at herself and sees "too fat/too thin, too short/too tall, too straight/too curly"
- but decides she's going out anyway.
Age 30: Looks at herself and sees "too fat/too thin, too short/too tall,too straight/too curly"
- but decides she doesn't have time to fix it so she's going out anyway.
Age 40: Looks at herself and sees "too fat/too thin, too short/too tall,too straight/too curly"
- but says, "At least, I am clean and goes out anyway.
Age 50: Looks at herself and sees "I am" and goes wherever she wants to go.
Age 60: Looks at herself and reminds herself of all the people who can't even see themselves
in the mirror anymore. She goes out and conquers the world.
Age 70: Looks at herself & sees wisdom, laughter and ability, goes out and enjoys life.
Age 80: Doesn't bother to look. Just puts on a purple hat and goes out to have fun with the world.

Maybe we should all grab that purple hat earlier....