You know itβs funny...pulling oneβs mind back from Western societal conditioning around how a woman must look, particularly as she is ageing...where oneβs mind goes to in that journey. I woke up this morning and saw myself in the mirror and thought βgee you look haggard β, βgosh you are looking old, unattractive β... Then I caught my thoughts and said to myself, βnah, you look more like you love...more like who you are on the inside...both who you have always been and who you are becomingβ. I finished looking in the mirror and walked out the bathroom and saw βOld Croneβs Love In The Garden of Gaiaβ (so happy I held onto this earlier piece ~ she guides and reconnects me) πππ» I asked my hubby earlier in the year βwhat do you think hon?...should I keep paying a truckload of money on a regular basis and get my hair dyed blonde or should I just let my hair go naturally grey and then weβve got extra money to play with?β I knew it was a Queenβs Gambit question to ask him but his answer still surprised me. He said βI think you should keep getting your hair dyedβ. Well, I can tell you, after my initial retort of βWell you get to go grey, bald and fat...why canβt I!?β...I had a lot to unpack and process & every now and then I still throw that one back at him, lol! π But bless my mum...she said βIt is a really lovely shade of silver Tanβ < only a mother...πβ€οΈ So I still havenβt had my hair coloured and most probably wonβt. Iβve just ticked over half a century and into my wise crone years right? So freedom reigns. Freedom to choose. Freedom by choice not pressure. βOld Croneβs Love In The Garden of Gaiaβ (reserved in artists private collection to remind herself of the other pathways to take) Β©οΈ Tanya Cole . . . . #oldcronesloveinthegardenofgaia #intuitivepaintinglove #tanyacoleartsdotcom https://www.instagram.com/p/CTtMleoB2XG/?utm_medium=tumblr