What to Count

I found this poem while making a special birthday scrapbook for my mother-in-law last year. I really like the content of it and think the words of it are so true...

What to Count

Don't count how many years you've spent,
Just count the good you've done;
The times you've lent a helping hand,
The friends that you have won.

Count your deeds of kindness,
The smiles, not the tears;
Count all the pleasures that you've had,
But never count the years.

~Emilie Barnes