Look Beyond the Mirror to Rediscover Your Youthful Spirit

Could Your Reflection Be Why You Feel So Old?

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“You are always the same age inside.” Maya Angelou

Appearance can be such a trickster. What we think we see may not be the whole picture.

Especially in late winter. So despite the sunshine and clear blue sky, I donned my heavy coat before I walked down to feed my horses.

Ida and Captain trotted up to the fence, nickering and tossing their heads around. Ida reached across the wire, giving me a chance for a quick pet and nuzzling of her neck.

Her scent is a tonic to my tired soul.

It felt good to be outside. I sat quietly and watched them eat. The steady rythym of their eager munching accompanied only by the repetitive sound of the “hoo-hoo” birds.

Such a wonderful morning.

I didn’t need a mirror to realize I was smiling. It rose from inside my heart and suddenly I was thirty again. Or maybe younger. I couldn’t be sure.

What I recognized for certain was a sense of being hopeful and content and eager to take on the day. A youthful spirit restored my tired soul.

It was a turnaround from just a few minutes before when I looked in the mirror to wash my face and comb my graying…