When it comes to aging, I’ve found a sense of humor becomes ever more important. Take the subject of wrinkles, for instance! I wrote this poem ten years ago and when I look in the mirror, I realize its truth has only become more obvious!!!
Wrinkles
Once when I was younger, poundage was the thing—
as I obsessed about the growth calories might bring.
Every morning on the scale, I checked for extra girth.
Any extra poundage was how I gauged my worth.
But now that I am older, I check the mirror first
before I stop to weigh myself or slake my morning thirst.
First thing on my agenda, if I have the chance,
is to approach my mirror to have a daily glance.
Now every little wrinkle, every little line
viewed within my mirror brings a little whine.
But when I step upon the scale, there’s less there to regret.
If I’ve gained a pound or two, I vow just to forget.
For if I’ve found new wrinkles, all that I can say
is every extra pound I gain just stretches them away.
For MVB the prompt is : humor
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
A very positive attitude Judy. I’ve lost around 55-60 pounds so I’ve more wrinkles than before- but my health is better and I’m taking less medication now.
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Yes.. we can have one or the other but sadly I have both.
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I’m okay with my current state. Less meds mean less stress on my system
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Is that your inner self~?
Don’t complain, I am now going the other way, a belt no longer holds up my pants that are three sizes too large, so suspenders are my only option because I not longer even have a butt to stop them. No guts, No butts, just a wrinkled body full of rutts.
SAM
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I asked Eduardo, one of my students, age 14 what he wanted me to get for him in the states and he said suspenders! You must be right in fashion.
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Yes but my “self pride” has me mostly wearing mine under a sports shirt. and a tight belt, still I have a problem at times. Yesterday when I went in for that pet-scan. The nurse first made me remove my glasses, then my hearing aids, then I told her about the suspenders and belt. She said yes remove those too…Then holding up my pants, as I lay on the table she said “now pull your trousers down to your knees. I asked her why didn’t you tell me this when we started all I had do do was slip the suspenders off my shoulders and my pants would have dropped to the floor with everything in them. When I was putting things back on I was missing one of my hearing aids, I looked around the cute nurse found it, she said here it is yelling at us… The aids make a loud sound when not in the ear (sometimes even when they are in the ear, too)….
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I figure my wrinkles are the other guy’s problem. I am behind them. I don’t have to look at them! Besides, fading vision helps!
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Yes.. Only time I see mine are in photos and then it is a shock.
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this is indeed very positive and motivational post.
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Thanks, Mihran.
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Love this!
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I bet that’s because you are a young thing and unwrinkled yourself?
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I’m young at heart and fortunately don’t have too many wrinkles
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Smart approach. I have a different one: I simply don’t see wrinkles even when wearing new glasses.
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