A Tribute To Joan Collins
Joan Collins manages aging successfully with her great posture, figure, style, accentuating her best features, and, more than anything, her positive attitude.
Bette Davis said years ago, “Aging is not for sissies”. She wasn’t kidding.
Unlike an illness, which is usually temporary and can be cured, aging is a “gift” that keeps on giving, whether we want it or not: it progresses and relentlessly unfolds.
We keep getting older and older, look and feel worse and worse, and eventually, die. Basically, aging is a terminal disease. Terminal diseases in general are quite rare. Aging is a terminal disease that affects all and kills all. Currently, there is no way to prevent, stop, or reverse the aging process. I believe that’s a matter of time. Eventually, someone will realize that aging doesn’t have to be inevitable and can / should be treated like any other disease.
As it stands, the aging process doesn’t take breaks. It doesn’t take a step back. The issues you managed successfully yesterday fade in comparison with the issues that arose this morning.
I have a habit of watching movies and then looking up the actresses Online, particularly the beautiful ones. When you examine a specific actress’s “young and now” images, you get a visual comparison of how her facial features have changed over time.
Our faces get sunken and sag. The eyes become smaller. Lips collapse. Nose and ears grow large. Time is unforgiving and makes no exceptions, even for the most beautiful women in the world.
That’s why it’s hard to ignore the few remarkable beauties who manage aging successfully. To me personally, the ultimate master of aging is Dame Joan Collins. (She isn’t the only one, and obviously, my choice is subjective.)
Here is what’s striking about her mastery of aging to me:
• weight control: she kept her beautiful figure throughout her life
• style: she remains stylish regardless of age
• facial expressions: she shows her upper teeth when she speaks or smiles (Pay attention: nothing is more aging than exposing lower teeth only while speaking or smiling!)
• posture: perfect!
• positive attitude: no matter her age, she has the aura of an optimist and a winner!
Why am I so impressed by Dame Joan Collins? Because most of us lose our figures as we age, give up on our style, chase makeup trends, or give up on makeup altogether, expose lower teeth as opposed to the upper, and worst of all, most of us have a tired, sad, and resigned demeanor both in posture and facial expression.
Joan Collins manages to hold on to her unique identity (unlike many beauties who fought aging with facelifts and became unrecognizable), personality, spunk, and spirit regardless of her age. As an older woman myself, I recognized some of her clever anti-aging hacks: I admire them all. The unforgettable Alexis Colby mastered the art of aging!
I admire Joan Collins, the beauty who stays attractive and true to herself all her life. We are all aging. Some of us are already old. Clearly, time controls us. But there is no harm in distorting time a bit in our favor as Joan Collins does….
We all change as we age, so does Joan Collins. But attractiveness – as she has proven! – is timeless. She is a shining example of a Not Invisible Woman!
Aging is destructive. There is no escaping it. But aging affects our bodies. Our spirits and personalities remain unchanged. We can just as well handle aging with a sense of humor and project a winning attitude, regardless. After all, the fact that we are old is a testament to our resilience, wisdom, and good luck.
