Post by Veritee on Dec 31, 2004 12:08:07 GMT
by Maya Angelou
When I was in my younger days, I weighed a few pounds less,
I needn't hold my tummy in to wear a belted dress.
But now that I am older, I've set my body free;
There's the comfort of elastic where once my waist would be.
Inventor of those high-heeled shoes
My feet have not forgiven;
I have to wear a nine now,
But used to wear a seven.
And how about those pantyhose-
They're sized by weight, you see,
So how come when I put them on
The crotch is at my knee?
I need to wear these glasses
As the print's been getting smaller;
And it wasn't very long ago
I know that I was taller.
Though my hair has turned to gray and my skin no longer fits,
On the inside, I'm the same old me, It's the outside's changed a bit.
But, on a positive note...
I've learned
that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go
on, and it will be better tomorrow.
that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things
:a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.
that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.
that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life."
that life sometimes gives you a second chance.
that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.
that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.
hat even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.
that every day you should reach out and touch someone.
People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.
that I still have a lot to learn
that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
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This has so much resonance for me - maybe it is because I too am now an 'older' woman.
But I think what she says is just so true
Veritee
