The 2007 song titled The Story, written and sung by Brandi Carlile begins with those words: All of these lines across my face…
I learned of this artist and song about a month ago while listening to a morning host on Sirius radio. Where have I been? What else have I missed? Why did I miss so much? No matter, as artifacts from my life, even ‘old’ to me are new. It’s pretty cool to experience, as I am an active biological participant in present-day linear time.
When I was younger, lines across anyone’s face was not something I cared to see, let alone the thought of my own lines one day. There was no way I wanted lines across my face.
It’s different now, I’m older. All of these lines across my face, tell me the story of who I am. I earned them, and those lines are an offering to share the real me with everyone I know.
They make me. They make you. Look into the mirror and embrace those lines.
Petdad 