Deliberate Day 10

I overheard someone bemoaning stretch marks and age spots and wrinkles on television today.  It caused me to stop for a minute and think about my own greying locks, my stomach with its stretch marks - all sure signs that time is passing. 

So ... I went looking for the perfect quote about aging or maybe a poem that would sum up my thoughts for this blog tonight and nothing fit the bill.  That meant I needed to come up with my own so ... here ya go:  

Reflecting on Reflections

When I look into the mirror

I'm reminded of the years

That have passed by oh so swifly

Hours of laughter, a few tears.

There are wrinkles now between my brows

And crows feet near my eyes

There are stretch marks on my stomach

(And two not so "little" thighs!)

I see more grey hairs upon my head!

(That kind of makes me chuckle)

And when I try to run 3 miles ...

My knees now start to buckle.

There've been times that I have worried

About age lines on my face

But then I stop to ponder

All that brought me to this place ...

So many days and moments

A family full of love

My mom who is still with me

My dad now up above

My husband and three children

My brother's and their wives

Extended family members

Each a blessing in my life.

Friendships that I cherish

Many memories I hold dear

Each and every little wrinkle

Tells a story of a year.

And now this tapestry of life

Is etched upon my skin

So I'll treasure every stretch mark

Every wrinkle [every chin ;-) ]

For the mirror is a blessing

A reminder in the glass

To treat every moment as a gift

For time does quickly pass.