Evening star., 1942-08-31

AANAAAAAdtiAiS dIlu extremely SAD t1dt
low their whole lives to dribble away
spiration.
Yet, this Is what happens to most
persons. They become involved in
the struggle for existence and there
are so many necessary duties to per-
form in order to keep life moving
smoothly that precious energy goes
INTO sending out the laundry or
ONCE routine. Yet, in the back of
every human beings mind and
heart is the dream of a more in
spring existence and more satisfy
Ing mediums of self-expression.
If we could just stay continually
conscious of the Importance of to-
day and the way it makes up the
whole of life, then we would take
from 1t the things we need for
happiness.
In spite of everything we would
take laughter from it. and tender
ness, and beauty and happiness be-
cause we would bring to it an acute
aWareness and aliveness which would
make this possible.
There's some element of happi-
ness IN every day, some beauty.
some inspiration and some humor
Tor the understanding heart and
the aware mind. There also is
health and vitality, and even a good
ngure. However, I fear YOU will
never f1nd them tomorrow if you
pass them by today.
We must treat today with more
respect. It's not just any old davl
It's life passing by Three hundred
ana slxty-flve of these days make
up year and 10 years can make
lot of difference.
This certainly holds for figure
moulding. Keep putting off those
exercises until tomorrow and life
Will nnd you in the same matronlv
shape 10 years from now, and YOU
Will be lucky If it is not worse.
How too bad it is that women so
o1ten go along unhappily, taking
with them unattractive physical at
tributes which they feel they must
carry IN the name of years! From
early childhood the mind has been
trained to think in this way. Even
as an infant you probably heard
your elders say, But after all, we
are not as young as we used to be-"
Childhood memories whisper to
your suhconscious mind all through
adulthood, such things as, TITS lust
the middle-aged spread, my dear. |
You have to expectit." BY the time
middle age actually does come along
your thoughts are conditioned so
they almost will you into matronly
ngure. We'll, it has come-I'm not |
as young as I used to bel might |
as well resign myself to it am no
longer young, it's the middle-aged
spread-the middle-aged spread
the middle-aged spread-I can't help
1T can't help it"-Reverberation
which pull you away from that little
gleam Of hope which is soon snuffed
out by inertia.
It's true that nature and habits
help the process along You eat more
than you need and exercise less, and
as the glandular system slows up a
bit, this speeds you into rapid in
crease of weight and you sigh and
say, well, it's here and there's
nothing I can do about it,"
Yes there is! It may take little
more effort now than it did in
earlier years but you still can beat
time and glands and whipped cream
If you actually want to.
Count your calories and exercise
daily. This is a splendid waist re-
ducer. Stand tall and raise the arms
overhead. Bend down to the left
touching the left foot with the
hands If possible. Now swing up,
twisting as far around to the right,
as you can, looking toward the
back of the room over the right
shoulder. Now swing straight down
and touch the hands to the right
foot. Raise trunk and twist as far
to the left as possible, looking to-
ward the back of the room over the
left shoulder. Swing straight down
toward left foot. Continue.
/ can promise that my exer-
cises for the waist will take of
at least two inches in the waist
in about four weeks time If you do
them faithfully. If you want
them send Scent stamped,
self-addressed envelope with your
request to Josephine Lowman in
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