I started feeling the way you in my 60s, Kelly. I’m one of those people who didn’t much care how I looked until I lost 45 lbs. and now look seriously old with all this sagging skin. I have a photo on my wall, the best one anyone ever took, of me at 25. I’m gorgeous. A friend recently sent me a photo he took of me at 16. I’m stunning. Yet, I never considered myself anything more than okay looking. Now I realize what a wicked thing I did to myself for all those years.

Maybe it’s best to focus on becoming more beautiful on the inside as we age. That, at least, is attainable. Best of all, only the people who matter will notice.