A Simple Revelation

Today I have come upon a simple revelation. It isn't earth shattering or greatly profound. It is but a simple revelation of the best kind. It didn't come in a moment of spiritual meditation or during a time of deep thought. It just came simply as I passed by the mirror this morning. It only took a moment but seemed to take a lifetime. Let me share it with you here and now.

As I gaze into the mirror I see that youth has fled. I trace the wrinkles on my face and contemplate the streaks of grey in my hair. Where has the time gone? Why has youth disappeared from my face? What have I done with the time that has past? Have I given more then I have taken? Have I laughed at least as often as I have cried? Have I loved and been loved? As these questions are pondered in my mind I realize that I have lived a life well spent. I have learned the many lessons that come from folly and have learned what my success is by the measure of my failures. I have experienced great sorrow and amazing joy. I have been afraid and at times, have shown great courage. My life has been interesting and full of many contradictions. I have been a daughter and become a mother. I have raised my children and have the joy of my grandchildren. As I continue in contemplation I learn that somewhere along the line I have become much wiser then I was. Appreciation of each day of my life has snuck in and I am so grateful for every pain, every joy, every success and every failure that I have experienced in this life of mine. Would I change any of it if I could? Of course I would. We all have mistakes we wish we hadn't made but many of them I would leave just as they are. You see, out of the mistakes came many of the blessings and joy's in my life.

This moment of contemplation has brought about a personal revelation. I now know that I like the person whom I've become and without all the different facets of the life I have lived I would not be the person that I am. So tomorrow when I gaze in the mirror, I will see the sum of my experiences and the results of my choices. I will see the person that my life has made me into. And I will understand that I am a work in progress on the way to becoming the person I will be. I have found out the secret of life and I am Thrilled to be exactly where I am in the years and decades that are appointed to me.This simple revelation has given me hope renewed. When I leave this earth I will have been an Important part of life for my family and friends. That is a life well lived. Now that's a simple revelation worth having.