Reflections

What is the meaning of reflections? We all have our own meaning of reflection. But do we chose to use it as a way to dignify who we are and where we chose to go in life....We see our reflection everyday in some kind of mirror, but do we actually stop to look at our self and dig deep into the face that we see everyday.. Do you scrutinize every line or wrinkle on your forehead, around your lips or around your eyes..What do these lines mean to us? What do they represent?

Did you get that worry line on your forehead from losing your father at an age in your life when you were just learning what love was? Did you get those lines that form a permanent frown around your mouth because you lost your daughters due to poor decisions you made while you were in a state of denial from losing someone you loved so deeply? Or did you get those lines around your eyes from constantly squinting because you tried so hard to look beyond what was right in front of you and kept looking towards the past for answers that never seemed to be there but you kept looking anyway? And if we look hard enough, can you see the tracks of tears that you shed on many lonely nights? Are these the lines that define who we are and who we become? I believe so....

Can we change these lines and the reflection that we see? I don't think so..We can not change the lines, they are forever imprinted on our face and we carry them with us...But I do believe that the lines we once carried, were at one time very bold and noticeable but as time goes on and we change. These lines become less noticeable and we form a new reflection and a new line.. And where that permanent frown once stood out is now not visible to the naked eye but only to the person who wears it and knows of it's existence and where it once took shape...
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