As I stumble through Facebook, reconnecting with long lost family and friends, time has slapped me in the face.  I have lost it and had it slip away. The little cousins that were once babies are now adults. The kids that I used to babysit, now have their own. It seems like only yesterday that I graduated from high school. Many of my classmates are now grandparents!  Am I getting old or am I simply losing track of time?
I still feel young.  Shoot, I feel better than I did when I was 20! I take good care of myself and I enjoy each day to the fullest. I no longer take the simple things for granted as I often did during my youth. I savor those rare family moments when we can all be together for holidays and events. I look forward to parties and get togethers instead of avoiding them. I realize that time is short and I need to live each day to the fullest.
When I look in the mirror, I like who I see. The woman in the mirror is confident and accepts herself. She knows who she is and loves herself, despite all of her flaws. She sees her life’s experiences as lessons learned that have made her stronger and wiser. Sure, there are some laugh lines and forehead creases. A few gray hairs make their appearance every month only to be covered by Ms. Clairol.  The woman in the mirror may not be as young, thin, or flawless as the young woman from my past, but she sure is wiser, stronger, and more beautiful on the inside than that girl could ever dream of being.
“Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.” Mark Twain
Author: Rhonda Gutierrez
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