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How to Look 30 in Your 40s

I’ll probably get a couple of eye rolls out of this post but it is what it is. Most people don’t believe me when I tell them how old I am. Sure, it’s commonly said that “black don’t crack” but I submit to you that it’s definitely more than just that. While brushing my teeth and doing my face routine the other day I heard the narrative “How to Look 30 in Your 40s” pop in my head. I know. I’m hearing voices now. 😂 We all do! Don’t we? Err…

Anyway, needless to say, I came up with a list that you won’t find in @cosmopolitan or @voguemagazine . Sure, an influencer will review products for you and make recommendations, but it may not be what I’m telling you now. Let’s go:

HOW TO LOOK 30 IN YOUR 40s

❇️ - Lose the attitude. You know what I’m talking about. The negative ones. Jealousy, bitterness, unforgiveness, back biting, hating, gossip, envy. All of it. Quit getting worked up when you see someone doing different from what you’re doing. Let them be and focus on yourself. If you’re having attitude about your job, leave it. Having a bigger one about your relationship? Ditch that too. All the negative stuff shows up on your face. ❇️ - Learn and practice unconditional self love and set yourself free from trying to be someone you’re not or what society expects of you. Baby, you were born that way. You’re amazing just the way you are, like Bruno Mars says. The effort to go in the opposite direction of who you were meant to be is STRESSFUL and it shows up on your face. ❇️ - Be you, do you and believe in you. It’s hard in the beginning but work on it. Period. If not, it shows up on your face too. ❇️ - Change or tighten your circle if needed. What’s the saying? It’s better to have four quarters than a hundred pennies. Yes. It’s actually surprising how some people will escort themselves out of your life on their own without you doing anything. And a lot of times on retrospect, it was us resurrecting them over and over again. Playing and catering to people who aren’t your friend shows up on your face too.

I’ve looked at my pictures of myself when I was younger and they don’t compare to present day and it’s my belief that as I healed, forgave those who had wronged me, practiced self-love and shed the expectations of others to be my true self, I transformed from the inside out and it shows. Shocking to even me. The slogan “Fitness is Wholeness” from 320Fit applies here.

But hey, if you want to hear something less involved because this sounds like a lot of work? Here are some basics: Drink plenty of water and establish a good skin care routine. Go to an esthetician here and there for your facials and scrubs. But I'm telling you - if you don’t deal with what’s going on inside, that too, will show up on your face.

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The sun never apologizes for a sun burn. You just gotta adjust your SPF… 🤭🤭 | S H I N E . (at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpcIfhIOEgR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Sharing my #oneword for 2023. . Last year’s word CONQUER’ ended up meaning something entirely different than anticipated but what came of it was SO needed for my personal growth. I didn’t conquer special goals or a new level of fitness or financial status. Those things were easily accomplished compared to what was really at hand. . It was conquering/overcoming the idea I had long adopted and BELIEVED as a child: that I had to do, be, marry, work, act, agree and etc. in order to be loved and accepted. A little sad, right? I ended up creating so many versions of myself along the way, it was hard to keep track. Versions created by others opinions, expectations and judgements. . But my father said this: “People will love you for being Pascale and people will hate you for being Pascale. So you might as well BE Pascale. . What followed were moments, interactions and relationships outside of the norm FULL of love and acceptance. It was as if God conspired with the rest of the world to prove me otherwise. 🤍 . We are human BEings, not human DOings. There’s nothing we have to DO in order to BE. So just BE. | S H I N E . #shine #ncjt #livedreaminspirefly #inspiremotivateteach (at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnlQEylM1_n/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Say it. Repeat it. Believe it. Then get ready. 👏🏽👏🏽 | C O N Q U E R . #dailyaffirmation #ncjt #livedreaminspirefly (at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj9bq_ksEUg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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