<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=436268" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Grateful I Am I Can Radiate My Appreciation</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">How do I feel about getting older? <br>Great! <br>And the older I get, <br>It becomes obvious I have learned 'something'.<br>That's just one of many gifts.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And with the blessings God has bestowed upon me...<br>I am happy fewer of these questions I have to answer.<br>No longer am I a bud impatiently waiting to bloom.<br>That blooming, <br>For those who choose to see it...<br>Can be observed without detailed explanation.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Grateful I am I can radiate my appreciation.<br>Consuming life enjoyed and knowing I'm connected.<br>And I'll be glad to show you my knees, <br>Discolored from many hours spent in prayer.<br>That's how I got from where I was to where I am, <br>Now.<br>And wishing to be tomorrow.<br>With a lesson taught obtained from everyone...<br>And everywhere! <br>Until my 'light' no longer reflects.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">At one time I thought I had to snap my fingers, <br>To get what I wanted.<br>Demanding, <br>As if I was the only tree in the forest.<br>With branches that grew, <br>And leaves needing immediate attention.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Like the new comers do! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">I don't have to do that now! <br>I just ask.<br>And my desires are delivered.<br>Asking me if I am spoiled...<br>Would have been a better question! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">But then again, <br>You would not know that.<br>You were not near to witness, <br>How I removed obstacles on my path! <br>Or myself from shallow whinings! </div><div style="margin:10px 0"></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Dedicated: <br>To those who have discovered the aging process, <br>As a blessing possessed with a greater observation.<br>That reflects upon a journey, <br>One realizes has been achieved...<br>By acquiring 'some' success they can personally share, <br>With belief.<br>And this needs very little documentation, <br>As it is lived and not dictated to those left in curiosity!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Lawrence+S.+Pertillar">Lawrence S. Pertillar</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=436268" data-title="Grateful I Am I Can Radiate My Appreciation de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="How do I feel about getting older? Great! And the older I get, It becomes obvious I have learned 'something'. That's just one of many gifts. And with the blessings God has bestowed upon me... I am happy fewer of these questions I have to answe..."></div> </div> </div>

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