Emedinews:Inspiration:Reflections of a Girl

An Inspirational Story

I am a teenage girl - a Mormon girl.

I stand before the mirror of life and ponder the reflection I see.

For the moment I stand on Life's dividing line.

Behind me, the Yesterday of years without caring; before me, the vague Tomorrow of sharing. Today seems akin to neither.
I am no longer a child, not yet a woman, but the last reluctant bonds of childhood still cling, as I strive to heed the inner urge of womanhood.

Help me understand the image that I see! - The reflection of the child I was - the girl I am - the woman I'll soon be.

I am bewildered, but dare not confess it. I am frightened, but dare not admit my fright. Sometimes I seem lost and must trust in reassurance from above, for no one understands.

I have donned a new mantle of dignity, but I have not yet learned how to wear it.

Help me catch the vision of the woman I'm meant to be, for looking in the mirror of life a girl is all I see.

Somehow I sense that I am a person of importance; I am destined to be part of the Tomorrow that lies before me.

I shall be Tomorrow’s wife; the mother of Tomorrow’s sons and daughters.

I am tomorrow!

I am a teenage girl - a Mormon girl.

I stand before the mirror of life and joy in the reflection I see ---

I am a daughter of deity!

Adapted From The Adolescent Girl (Author Unknown)