Live With Disgrace
I was chatting with a girl in my yoga class the other day. By a strange coincidence we both had our 54th birthdays recently and both of us were surprised as neither of us looks that ‘old’. The lady the other side of me amazed us by telling us she was over 60. She has a toy boy of 46 and aims to live her life ‘disgracefully’. What a great concept. In fact I was reading some US research the other day that states that 44 is the worst year of your life if you’re a woman. Approaching 50 is not great either but after 50, you become happier with your life and yourself. I love that idea. Just think, every new day will bring you nearer to a state of joy. Looking in the mirror will hold no fear ‘cos we’ll love every wrinkle, lump and bump. Don’t know why I was so scared!
If you need further reassurance, I’ve just halfway through Molly Parkin’s book ‘Welcome to Mollywood” – fantastic. She’s nearly 80 and I if I have half as much fun as she’s had, I’ll die happy.
How funny is that? Numbers sometimes scare us more than life itself. It reminds me of your article about size label, if you don’t like it, cut it out….LOL Well, we cannot erase the number of candles on the cake, but we sure can make sure that the number is a fun one…. aging scares me of course, but more because I would love to have more of it….a few lifetime maybe…LOL
I think we always think about the now and worry far too much about it BUT we only realise it in the future, when it’s too late. Make the most of every day and have fun with your life an your clothes and celebrate your beauty
This article is so timely for me. My Mom’s 70th birthday is today. She’s glowing! I think she’s reliving her 50s so she has many, many years of happiness to go. As I approach 40 this year, your story is a good lesson for me to continue to embrace everything about me NOW, rather than wait to start in my 50s. Thanks for a great article Sue.
Thank you Nadine. it is so easy to get caught up too much in the here and now and forget to celebrate what we have and how we live our lives. Sounds like your mum is a great role model.