Owning the Room

The time has come for some of us to think of ourselves as what we are - older women.  Wait - before you call Lady Clairol and consult a plastic surgeon, there's good news about being an older woman, and that news is -

we've been there, done that.  We have learned from experience, we've paid our dues, and it's our time.  From age 41 up, we have come to a confident place in our lives and no longer live to be people pleasers - we have the freedom to give to ourselves what we gave others during our younger years, and there's not one reason to feel guilty about it.

I read an article about the Power of Older Women this past Sunday, and was struck by its verity.  A confident woman can walk into a room and own the danged the thing, no matter her age or degree of beauty.  And she doesn't have to settle for half measures or sitting on fences...she's free to go, or stay - but it's her decision, and within her power to make that decision.

You know, being older myself, it makes sense now - men are more attentive than they were when I was younger.  Frankly, I thought I must be looking old and frail or something, but, I can walk into a room and own it, without trying, because I'm at ease.  Just an observation there.  I bet a lot of more mature women have noticed the same thing, and if they're like me, completely surprised by it.