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When I was young
I used to think
I was indestructible,
or so I thought,
that I’d never get old;
I’d be like Peter Pan
and live forever
with the Lost Boys
within the realms
of Never-Never land.
I just knew it
way down deep inside
that I’d always be a kid,
that I’d never grow up –

Until I did.

And then I discovered
that it wasn’t quite that way
and over the years
have had many chances
to experience life
at work and at play.

And it never ceases to amaze me
that with its myriad of tiny parts,
the human body can function at all
getting us to where we have to go
and allowing us to do what we must do
to get by each day
and not to fall.

It’s a wonder to me
every single day
as I marvel
and am quite in awe
of how all the parts of us
(with all our intricacies
and insecurities
and eccentricities
and fragilities)
work together
to get us through the day.

And yet as fragile and frail
as we occasionally are,
for we’re not as indestructible
as we used to seem,
I’m amazed and in awe
of our strength
and resilience,
reminded over
and over again
of how much stronger
we are than we ever
thought we could be.

And I find myself blessed
by the example of those
whose incredible ability
to adapt and survive
when things go wrong
as their positive attitude
takes them and me
to places beyond,
in our bodies and minds,
where anyone expected
or where anyone thought
we would be.

So I’m thankful every day,
as my feet once again
touch the floor,
thankful to the Creator
who made us this way
and even more;
thankful for how
this body of mine,
sometimes seeming
so insignificant and small,
gets through the day
in quite a remarkable way,
given so many roadblocks
that could get in the way
and with so many parts of me
that without working together
really could go wrong.

(c) barbara kausteklis 10-1-12

Written for CPC Magic Monday/
The Magic Of Myelin (And Other Marvels Of The Human Body)

http://www.friendburst.com/blog/97281/magic-myelin-and-marvels-human-body/

Thanks always for your visits and comments.

Aloha Hugs as a new month begins.

~barb~