A gift from almost 18 years ago...
Below is a poem that I was given right before the birth of my first child. I did not appreciate this then, anywhere near as much, as I do now...
How Do I Learn Just Who I Am?
I learn from you who I am.
Within your eyes I see reflected me.
Within your voice I hear how you see me.
You are the mirror that I look into and mold the image of myself.
I sense the way you hold me, and from your touch I feel my form, my shape.
And if I like what I see in your eyes, your voice, your touch – My heart responds and reaches out.
Then in its reaching, grows and grows, until I see myself as separate.
That separate self – in turn – can love you back.
Because you taught me who I am, and I am loved.
By, Ruth Reardon
