I Have Arrived!!! | thornyasarose's Blog

It's here. Autumn has swept into our days and nights, in all her glory. She really is most beautiful. True, she doesn't have the youthful or unblemished glow of Spring. What Autumn possesses is something much deeper. She harbors buried treasures. To find the treasures involves spending quality time with her. A dedication to see past the apparent. The ability to expand one's view beyond the surface, outside of the limitations of conventional thinking... The nuggets of gold are there, and she is most willing to share, but one must be capable of knowing True Beauty. Tried and True Beauty. Each morning and evening I look into the mirror and see that my reflection bears less and less resemblance to what it was during the Spingtime of my life. I occasionally can see the tell-tale signs of a developing wrinkle. Sadly, my hair is somewhat thinner and has lost its natural glazed appearance. My eyelashes and eyebrows now require a bit of "help" to be visible enough to be noticable. The plumpness of my lips seems to be shrinking away, as the plumpness of my hips becomes more apparent. It is true, the youthful glow and freshness of Sping is now a memory. It is firmly situated in my past, almost phantom-like. So what now??? Well, to begin with, I have made it!!! I have shown myself worthy, to all of creation, of remaining an active participant in this ever-changing journey of life! I have been granted an "Autumn". So now I find myself snuggling up with my own Autumn, whispering our own language to one another. Yes, Autumn has arrived. So have I!!! We're both pretty, you know.