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40 Things to Be Grateful For in Your 40s
As Thanksgiving weekend comes to a close, I finally had a chance to sit with a warm cup of coffee and contemplate a few things. Why is it that we become more grateful as we age? Is it because we now see a glimmer of the end and see what’s good about life? Is it because we have accumulated so many life experiences that we can form true opinions on what is important and matters most? Is it because we aim toward greater emotional positivity? Is it because we chose to now look at life through grateful lens? Whatever the reasons for feeling more grateful nowadays, here are 40 more…
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5 Things I Wish I Had Done More of In My 20s
The other day while I was driving to work, Alanis Morissette’s “You Oughta Know” song came on and I was transported to my 20s and all the fun and troubling times I had in that decade. I’m generally not the type of person that looks back on life with regrets. And to be fair, my 20s were pretty amazing. I’m a firm believer that every struggle, every joy, every experience, and every tear has shaped the person I am today. But…. Even though I spent a long time getting to where I am now, there are some things I wish I would have focused more in my 20s.…
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This is Your PrimeTime
Do you feel less sexy, less confident, or less passionate with each passing decade? Have you felt irrelevant or invisible since you’ve hit middle age? Are you looking forward to retirement so you can just “chill” for twenty or thirty years? Are you wondering what you’ll do after the kids leave the house? Have you lost touch with the days when you knew just what you wanted, and went after it with wild abandon? If so… check out my friend Juju’s new book! In Hot Flashes, Carpools, and Dirty Martinis, Juju Hook gives it to you straight about why women dread middle age, and why it should be the time…
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A Cliché Phrase That You’ll Never Hear Me Say
The grass is greener on the other side (of the fence). Is it really? I was young when I first heard this saying, and while I don’t remember exactly when that was, I know that once I heard it, I could never unhear it. And so, my life thereafter would, in one way or another, be influenced by this cliché. I suffered from the “grass is always greener” syndrome in my youth and well into my 20s and beyond. Always wondering if there was something or someone better out there for me. Or thinking if I only had this or that I would be so much happier. If I had…
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RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU CAN'T WAIT TO BE ROCKING OVER 40
We are reaching our mid-life point with more energy and pizzaz. Check it out for yourself.
