Exercise Two

I have spent a portion of my life thinking that the world’s standards are okay to live by. I cannot completely identify with what Phyllis Allen’s life was like, although I can identify with where she is. It has taken three decades to believe in the woman that I am, just as it took Phyllis until she was fifty. As I read her story I reflected upon my own trials and the journey my life has taken, each bringing me to where I am today. I love the statement she makes regarding her “wrinkles, softened muscles, and weak eyesight came the confidence that allows me to stick to a very small list of beliefs.” I can’t say that she and I see the same picture, but I wish years ago that I would of seen part of the picture that I see now. I don’t feel that we share the same small list of beliefs, I try to center mine on faith values and principles. I do believe that wisdom comes with age, as does a deeper understanding of life and purpose, I know there are exceptions, I know some.