by Sarah Parrish

Created on: April 04, 2009   Last Updated: April 10, 2009

Society today no longer lives in a time of seeing older women as crones. It isn't just due to how there are now have makeup industries or education is more freely available to women or the leaps forward that have been developed in modern medical technology. It's simply because women have built now on the experiences of those who came before us. Women have learned from the lessons of others and are still building on those lessons learned to create a better lifestyle.

Twenty years ago, it was popular say that 30 is the new 20 but already we can see that 50 is becoming the new 30. Now that we know about exercise, women can keep leading healthy, active lifestyles. Life expectancies have been extended, thanks to leaps forward in modern medicine and a better understanding of how to keep fit for longer.

With advances in technology, now women can do more in less time. Thanks to computers, information travels as fast as light and women who were once hindered by no free time and no independence are experiencing the efficiencies we've created so they can now get more done in less time, be happier, more productive, and still have time to relax at the end of the day.

Still, even with a better understanding of exercise, more education, better technology, and more active lifestyles, there's also a wisdom and a beauty that women have developed in recent generations. It is those attributes that truly set the woman of the future apart from the woman of yesterday.

The woman of the future is both wise in lifestyle and intelligent in street smarts, she is confident, independent, active, and beautiful. The woman of the future has a family, is a mother, is a grandmother, is a wife, and is an active member of her community.

How can you become this woman? You're already on your way to doing just that. Understand that you will naturally become her if you show love and respect for yourself. Age gracefully. Take good care of yourself. Understand that you are beautiful without hair products, getting your nails done or wearing lots of makeup. Embrace the person you have become. Look forward to the person you will be. Reduce stress in your life. Be true to yourself and develop your own style. You are independent, intelligent, active, and healthy.

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