*Folks, I have been away from this blog for a while. Sometimes life gets too chaotic and you have to retreat.*
Recently I was at the drugstore. There was a large cosmetic section and I decided it was a good time to browse and take advantage of a sale. I had recently purchased an expensive brand lipstick because I needed to get a new one. During Covid, I only wore lip balm and if I really needed to, lip gloss. Most days, nothing at all, because I wore a mask faithfully everyday I was out, until all the public health measures were lifted. 
I speak of this random visit to the drugstore, because I had an interesting conversation with the sales associate while I was there. The regular representative for cosmetics was off, and so I asked this young woman for some help. She was very pleasant and I told her I had recently bought a fairly expensive brand of lipstick at another store, and I was just trying to match the color as closely as possible, so I do not use the expensive one daily. She looked at me and then looked at the tube I showed her, as well as the color on my lips. She said to me…”Why don’t you just wear the one you have until it’s finished?Just wear it everyday, and in a few months, you can get another one. Life is so short, why bother getting a cheaper one and saving this one. Live your life….it’s your life. You deserve it. Wear it everywhere!”
I looked at her closely and thanked her for the advice. I felt she was speaking from her heart and something must have had an impact on her life, for her to say those wise words to me. I decided not to purchase another lipstick. What she said made complete sense. Innately, I certainly already knew this to be true, so I do not know why I thought of purchasing something I really did not need at the moment. Why save the one I already have for special occasions? It’s like people who save expensive dishes and such for special occasions. Wear what you have, use what you have. Every day is a special occasion. It is your life, celebrate and live it. Treat every day as a special day.
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