Ageless Beauty for Teens?

I received this e-mail quite a while ago (mea culpa!) and let it gradually fall to the bottom of my in-box. I couldn’t quite figure how to incorporate a beauty and wellness initiative for teens into a website aimed at people battling the effects of aging.



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I have enjoyed reading your website regarding ageless beauty – so I wondered if you might be interested in joining Dove's Campaign For Real Beauty. It would be great to have your genuine support for this positive, self-esteem message.



My name is Andrea, and we've been asked by Dove to help raise awareness for their self-esteem programs and to help find passionate and genuine real beauty advocates to be part of this online community of supporters.



If you’re interested, I would love to give you an ‘inside look’ at the Self Esteem Fund and Dove’s new initiative for girls, an online reality series designed to give teens a reality check on factors that can impact their self-esteem.



Andrea



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Then two things happened this week that nudged me to dig Andrea’s letter out of the in-box. First, I read that one out of four teenage girls has an STD. One out of four! And the most prevalent STD is the one which causes cervical cancer.



Second, I read a beautiful quote by author and columnist Geneen Roth in the January issue of Good Housekeeping magazine.



“Your body is the piece of the universe you’ve been given, the place where love, joy and grief happen, where happiness unfolds.”



The message to me is pretty clear. It’s time to look into Dove’s initiative and help share the message of Ageless Beauty to people of all ages.



After all, we start aging the day we are born!



Tags: Ageless Beauty for teens, Geneen Roth, Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty