I am learning to be happy with the face in the mirror. I find myself always looking back at pictures saying "I did not look as old as I thought I did at the time", which makes me want to be content with today's face. Today will become the tomorrow I look back on wistfully (if I'm not careful).I met a lady today who looked like she was in her early sixties but in actuality she was in her seventies. She was beautiful! Her skin was unusually wrinkle-free with a smooth, warm glow. When I told her how beautiful her skin was, she did not accept my compliment and she genuinely disagreed with me. It made me sad to think that this woman did not believe that her skin was unusually youthful. She had a rare beauty but somewhere along the way she believed a lie. Maybe it was the first time she discovered a gray hair or the time she realized she was no longer her twenty-year old self. Whenever it was, it took away her ability to be content and thankful for how well she had aged.
I may not look like I did ten years ago, five years ago, even one, but things will continue to change with time. So why not seize today. Carpe Diem!
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