Another Part of Me Take 2: Graceful Beauty

I often wonder why people are so hesitant to tell their age and why some relinquish details when age is a factor. Within these last few days I tried to reason with myself to understand the actuality of hiding a number which represents only a number. I just recently celebrated my grandmother’s birthday, she turned 90 years old. And I became aware of the fact that her age bestowed grace and beneath it all was her beauty. Her age unfolded decades upon decades of monumental history. Not from what the storybooks told me, but what she actually lived. Through her misfortunes she was able to turn them into fortunes and in yet there was grace once again and beneath it all was her beauty. At times I wish I could possess the gifts and skills she acquired. Her spunky no tolerance demeanor, but it was accompanied by a gentle laugh and smile. Grandmother was physically beautiful yes, but it was grace that held her hand and turned her beauty into beautiful. She was created for a time before her own, an heiress that was simply a gem to behold. All that she taught me I will never forget, to hold my own and never allow no one to take it from me. She prepared me for what was to become of me, she saw me before I knew me and I will be indebted to her forever. Her presence alone was refined and poised, quiet but confident. I remember her favorite thing to say before we would end our conversations was/is, “Take the Lord along with you” and my reply would be, “everywhere I go Grandma”.  Behind her wall she loved me unconditionally, in a way that she knew how and beneath it all there was still a grace that beheld her beauty. A grandmother’s love doesn’t go unnoticed, even when a love is sometimes hard to find. You can see it if you look hard enough and it will lead you down a pathway to where their heart is. She taught me more than the basics, she taught me survival and gave kits to prepare me for the road ahead. Grandma if you ever get a chance to hear this message I want you to know that I love you forever and ever, and your grace will always hold a beauty unlike any other.

I’m going to make you proud of me........living out your legacy

Duly Noted and Marked