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ClustrMaps
2009 Wed 21st Oct Two steps from 40
I'm two short steps from turning 40 and while there have been moments that this knowledge has sent me running to the mirror to see if I am melting into something else, something older and different and unrecognizable, the truth is that I only see myself as I know me to be. There may be a few more wrinkles around the eyes and at my cleavage then there were 10 years ago, but I still look like just me. In fact, some days I can even find the younger me in the mirror, when I look real close. She's there, I'm here, and together we are facing the next step as one - past and present joining together to face the future with a smile and open arms. I have 40 years of memories to look back on with a happy heart knowing that I have lived, I have learned, and best of all, I have loved and been loved. Now I can face the next 40 years with a different outlook than I had when I started the first 40...I have experience, knowledge, and a desire to see the world as a place full of wonder, joy, and adventure. I go forward with my heart open, my eyes wide, and my hands holding those I love so that they can walk beside me as I take those two steps....