Body Image Systems

Susan K. Ward, LCSW
9255 TOWNE CENTRE DR.
SUITE 370
SAN DIEGO, CA 92121

(858) 450-3210
Fax (858) 458-9787

Purple Hat poem for women

A Woman's Look in the Mirror
(we should all learn from this little story)

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 Cinderella/Sleeping Beauty/Cheerleader, or if she is PMS-ing:
see Fat/Pimples/UGLY ("Mom, I can't go to school looking like this!")
Age 20: Looks at herself and sees "too fat/too thin, too short/to tall,too straight/too curly" -
but decides she's going 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 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'm clean" and goes 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.
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.

WE SHOULD ALL GRAB THAT PURPLE HAT A LITTLE EARLIER!!
YOU'RE A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN!

Everyone needs to be told they're great so here's to YOU! To an exceptionally beautiful woman!
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman must be seen within her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love
resides. The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole. But true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.
It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows, and the beauty of a woman with passing
years-only grows!

YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN!!

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