The zeal to live and be happy in new ways despite setbacksis the long known secret formula behind being eternally beautiful. Being awoman, I know how much time so many of us spend on keeping our sheen. Sheen forsome of us, could be the way we look and hence spending time shopping orpampering ourselves with massages at spas is what we believe keeps our sheen.It could be the way we keep our house and hence ensuring that it is clean everyday and presented well every time is important to us. While many of our choicesare related to what is on the outside, we often don’t really think much aboutgetting our sheen from the inside.
Many of us might be earning well, be able to afford exoticvacations, be able to buy expensive cars, new clothes for each occasion, yetfeel that life has lost its charm. It is not like we might jump out of bedevery day and say - Yeah! I love my life! Some of us would rather wish that thenight extended a bit so we could get just some more rest or get up wishing ourboss was out sick or that magically it was declared a holiday. Yet, we go on,working on the sheen at the surface, trying to shine up what people see.
So how do you get your ‘inner sheen’ back? It is not thattough really “ think of some of the things that give you happiness - a walk inthe park, a musical evening, a bicycle ride- are all good ways of bringing somesheen back. These would be akin to doing a facial. You get a glow that lastsfor a short period of time and then? The ‘inner sheen’ is really about creatinga schedule which you can sustain for a longer period of time. Try a meditationroutine or a signing up for swimming classes or perhaps challenge yourself tolearn something new. Consider painting or writing for instance or justassociating yourself with an NGO or a social initiative in your city. If youhave tried these and could not sustain something, it could mean one of two things.Either what you picked is not working for you or what is more likely that yourwork schedule is such that it does not permit you to sustain your activity.
Diverting your energies in a direction other than yourday-to-day work to do something that you like to do is sure to provide you asheen that lasts. It is your botox shot. Much less expensive and pleasurable tosay the least! Sharing your intention with someone who is likely to support youand to hold you accountable is likely to bring you success.
So what sheen formula would you pick? A facial or a botox?
