Huh? I know you are thinking, I thought 40 was the new 30!?!? But I am here to tell you first hand that 40 is the new 40. Today is my 40th birthday which has caused me to reflect a lot on what this milestone is all about. I am so much wiser and fulfilled than I was at thirty. I have no desire to be thirty again, and definitely not twenty again. I feel better and more self aware than I have at any previous age. Yes the wrinkles are kind of a drag, and the saggy arms and middle I could do without, but I would not trade them in a million years if I also had to trade my state of mind for one of ten years ago. People say 40 is the new 30 as if in our parents' day 40 was an older 40 than it is today. Well I look back at pictures of my mom and dad at 40 and they had it going on and were just as hot of couple as any 30 year old couple I know today. So even with modern science and injections and lifts etc that people are doing to look and feel younger, things are not really any different than our parents' day. People say 40 is the new 30 to make themselves feel better (younger). I on the other hand, feel so proud to say I am 40. I have 40 years of life experience and the wrinkles on my face happily reflect that. I have earned those wrinkles with laughter and tears. They are a part of me, all 40 years of me that I would not trade or would not try to botox away (okay maybe a little wrinkle cream, but no injections or lifts). I am right where I want to be. I think that is part of the secret at any age. Having said all of that, I do have days when my jowls bring me down (literally) but for today I celebrate... Happy Birthday to Me!
Jul 3
40 Is The New 40
Huh? I know you are thinking, I thought 40 was the new 30!?!? But I am here to tell you first hand that 40 is the new 40. Today is my 40th birthday which has caused me to reflect a lot on what this milestone is all about. I am so much wiser and fulfilled than I was at thirty. I have no desire to be thirty again, and definitely not twenty again. I feel better and more self aware than I have at any previous age. Yes the wrinkles are kind of a drag, and the saggy arms and middle I could do without, but I would not trade them in a million years if I also had to trade my state of mind for one of ten years ago. People say 40 is the new 30 as if in our parents' day 40 was an older 40 than it is today. Well I look back at pictures of my mom and dad at 40 and they had it going on and were just as hot of couple as any 30 year old couple I know today. So even with modern science and injections and lifts etc that people are doing to look and feel younger, things are not really any different than our parents' day. People say 40 is the new 30 to make themselves feel better (younger). I on the other hand, feel so proud to say I am 40. I have 40 years of life experience and the wrinkles on my face happily reflect that. I have earned those wrinkles with laughter and tears. They are a part of me, all 40 years of me that I would not trade or would not try to botox away (okay maybe a little wrinkle cream, but no injections or lifts). I am right where I want to be. I think that is part of the secret at any age. Having said all of that, I do have days when my jowls bring me down (literally) but for today I celebrate... Happy Birthday to Me!
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