Maybe a birthday is a perfect time
of
reflection
the numbers racking up with little meaning
in truth, most often unaware of their
magnitude
except of course for tell-tale puffiness
under the eyes
and the constant softening of a
jaw line
a few stiff bits
there is gratitude of course
(this my dedication to life)
that one is here, that one is loved
knows love
feels ever increasingly how very much I am
LOVE<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and causes for celebration<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know my worth
and really always have
despite probably somewhere along the way
inadvertently giving bits away
unearned<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the fouls of youth<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know I am worthy of respect
\nsomething I hold in the highest regard
\nand do no longer accept watered down versions
\nof<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know how increasingly I cringe at those who will loudly
\ntout
\ntheir organized religion
\nwho will hammer their words
\nof righteousness
\nyet fail miserably to live lives
\nby their meanings<\/p>\n\n\n\n
still,
\nhow much I admire those
\nwho live honestly
\nand
\nhonourably
\nthrough their convictions
\ninside
\nand out<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know when I am feeling particularly sarcastic and cynical
\nindulging myself a little
\nin the
\ngrowl
\ntry to recognize ego in this
\nkeep the sassy bits, intact
\nbest I can
\nride the successes as well as the
\nfalls
\n
\nI know well too, how very much
\nI do NOT know
\nso keep myself always open
\nto learning and
\nexpanding
\n
\nI know how the world is damaged
\nby cruelty
\nyet softened and mended
\nby
\nkindness
\nand just how much of this I carry
\ndaily<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know how to be good
\nand kind
\nand when I have indeed faltered
\non
\nboth<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know softness, and gentleness
\nand
\nwild
\n
\nI know simple, sincere
\nsacred
\nand sweet
\n
\nI know where I am
\nwhat I am
\nand
\nwhy<\/p>\n\n\n\n
most often, I don\u2019t know my age
believe that every obituary should include the word
only
as in only 89, or 35, or 102
only\u2026
I know my heart
it\u2019s where I live
it\u2019s where I love
it\u2019s where
I
am
found
I make it a habit to count the ways I love you
and never
to keep score
and today,
I make it a point
to celebrate
Me
(just as I am)
here and now <\/p>\n\n\n\n
indulgently I will surround myself
with love, with a \u2018few\u2019 books
and with
cake
cause really,
who
could possibly… ask for more \u2665<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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