Thursday Murmurings
Emma Thompson, anti-ageing bollocks and taking action
Happy Thursday, ya beauties!
Kicking it off this week with the always awesome Emma Thompson. I’ve seen loads of clips of her doing the rounds on the interview circuit recently, talking about body image. Every time I hear her speak on this I want to give her a standing ovation. She’s so passionate about the amount of time we waste hating our bodies and what a struggle it is to reach of point of body acceptance. I had no idea the press she was doing was in relation to this film, but having watched the trailer, I will definitely be seeing the film. Yes to older women in lead roles, yes to older women having sex and yes to her flying the flag for all this being normalised. We salute you, Ms Thompson.
Things That Caught My Eye This Week
The older a woman is, the more invisible she becomes, and the more our capitalistic society views her as less productive and less valuable.
This article on the anti-ageing market hits the nail on the head. I’m so sick of the term anti-ageing to begin with. We age. And we’re supposed to. For the love of God, can we stop behaving like the world ends if you get a wrinkle in your forehead? The sharp increase in the number of botoxed, filled, expressionless faces is truly depressing as fuck. Sadly I think it’ll take a long, long time to reverse the damaging messaging of anti-ageing though.
Food For Thought
“Thoughts become things” is all good, but not without action they don’t. The thing you’re trying to build for yourself or attract into your life needs you to hustle. It’s not gonna just magically appear, no one’s gonna hand it to you on a silver platter. So ask yourself how badly you want it if your attention is so easily redirected, if you’re willing to sacrifice it the second wanting it so much becomes too painful, the minute you get confused about how it’s all gonna come together. Without instant gratification or constant praise, are you still willing to put the work in?
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Your Weekly Biggie Smalls (P)update
This week, Biggie would like to remind you to strike your best pose, flash your best smile. You look great in that outfit. Did you do something new to your hair? Damn, your ass looks great today!
Until next week, smile at strangers, spread good vibes, be nice to people.