Mascara. Most females over the age of 13 put this on every day. I have had over 25 years experience applying mascara, and I have yet to find a brand that doesn't end up under my eyes, making me look like a raccoon! I have tried waterproof, smudge-proof, high-end brands, drugstore type, black, brown, even clear, those with undercoats or overcoats - but alas, all end up under my eyes.Sigh.. what's a girl to do? I can't just skip the vital step - I'd feel naked. So each morning I apply the mascara knowing it's going to eventually end up under my eyes.. I have asked Greg to let me know when it's making circles under my eyes, but bless his heart he never seems to notice.. isn't that funny how something so obvious to me (and everyone else!) is not to him - another proof that love is blind!
It makes me wonder what are some things that I do, thoughts I have, habits I live with that are like my mascara - things that I do thinking they are helping, but in reality are just making me look bad and are causing me more work/headache later. In the physical sense I can point to things like chocolate, skipping exercise for sleep, not flossing my teeth (I have a dentist appt on Monday so I've started my "ooh I'd better start flossing now so I don't get in trouble" routine)... but from a spiritual perspective those things are harder to see - the effects or consequences of decisions made today are less obvious, but the outcome can be so much more costly.
So what spiritual-mascara am I applying now that will end up under my eyes later? Pride? Putting on the Sunday morning happy-church face? Reading my Bible "religiously" but not really applying what it says? Busy-ness - keeping my calendar packed with "good" things so I don't have time to invest in relationships?
Hmm... I'd better get my spiritual mirror out and check for those circles!
2 comments:
I can so relate to this. I've tried everything to keep my mascara put. I know the running mascara is a lead in to more important, deeper thoughts, but since my brain is not firing on all cylinders at the moment to allow me to comment more spiritually and/or philosophically, I'll stick to the beauty angle. One thing that I've found that works okay is brushing powder foundation right under your lashes. I think if you use any sort of moisturizer under your eyes it is what causes the racoon eyes. The powder seems to make the mascara stick a little better. Just saying!
XO
have you tried prescriptives....it's amazing. it's all i use.
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