This is Beautiful Women's Month

Purple Hats
 
  In honour of Beautiful Women's Month and in memory of Belinda Emmett who lost her fight with cancer, please pass this on to five women.
  If you don't know five women to pass this on to, one will do just fine.
 
  "If I had my life over"   By Belinda Emmett
  (written after she found out she was dying from cancer)

  I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the Earth would go
into a holding pattern if I weren't there for a day...
  I would have burned the pink candle sculpted into a rose before it melted in storage...
  I would have talked less and listened more...
  I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained or the sofa faded...
  I would have eaten popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt
        when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace...
  I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth...
  I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband...
  I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair
         had just been teased and sprayed...
  I would have sat on the lawn with my grass stains...
  I would have cried and laughed less while watching television and more while watching life...
  I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil or was
         guaranteed to last a lifetime...
 
 
 Beautiful Women's Month
 
 
  Age 3 She looks at herself and sees a Queen
 
  Age 8 She looks at herself and sees Cinderella
 
  Age 15 She looks at herself and sees an Ugly Sister
             ("Mum, I can't go to school looking like this!")
 
  Age 20 She 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 She 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 She looks at herself and sees "clean" and goes out anyway
 
  Age 50 She looks at herself and sees "I am" and goes wherever she wants to
 
  Age 60 She 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 She looks at herself and sees wisdom, laughter and ability and goes out to enjoy life
 
  Age 80 Doesn't even bother to look - just puts on a purple hat and goes out to have fun with the world
 
   Maybe we should put on that purple hat earlier...
 
   If you don't mind, send this on to all the women you are grateful to have as friends.
 
  -- Audrey



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