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| is it true or bulls**t that life begins at 40?
Posted: 7/29/2007 9:31:04 AM | Aw 40 was sooo much fun!!!! So was 45 and 50... and I loved being 55!!! Loved being able to tell people I was double nickels..... At 58 I still love my life... everyday is fun and interesting... I accept that instead of buying a 40 lb bag of something.. I need to buy two 25 lb bags... that I can carry without straining myself.... I believe in learning something new everyday or I have wasted a day in my life....! Someday I'll say I love being 70 or 75 or 100...
For the 38 year olds.... that was a very sweet year.. that's the year I became single again...Ladies.... Like Miss Jean Brody... You are in your prime!!!!  | |
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| is it true or bulls**t that life begins at 40?
Posted: 7/29/2007 10:09:41 AM | | I don't know if life began getting better at 40 or not. I do know that at 56, it's full steam ahead and I am better off than I was in my thirties...even health wise | |
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| is it true or bulls**t that life begins at 40?
Posted: 7/29/2007 4:08:59 PM | | if you think life begins after 40 ... were you dead before ... lol ... how did you get resurrected ? .... did you waste the first 40 years ? ... is what you do at 50 better or worse than what you did at 30 ... or was it just a different way of looking at things ? | |
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| is it true or bulls**t that life begins at 40?
Posted: 7/29/2007 6:08:57 PM | OP - good thread. I'm in my 2nd childhood. Life truly begins when we embrace it in an open and positive way. Simply put: yesterday is history; tomorrow may never come; today is a present!
Wouldn't trade today in for my youth. I enjoyed my youth, but it was a different time and a different place. The most important thing that I've learned by Life's Experiences is this:
There are 2 forks in the road.
One fork goes to the right. It is the safe route, the outcome is predictable, it feels good & comfortable; it is one that our friends/families/society approves of.
The other fork goes to the left. We can't predict the outcome, we're out of our comfort zone, it's risky; and it's one where we are met with disapproval.
I'd rather take the road to the left, it just makes life more exciting! | |
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Posted: 7/29/2007 10:54:14 PM | Well..I can only tell you that my life BEGAN when I reached the age of 40..I turned 49 a few days ago and have NEVER looked or felt better!!!! woo hoo!!
I'm in great physical shape, live on a island, and make my own happiness. and I'm pretty damn happy!!
Age is simply a state of mind.
Sans | |
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| is it true or bulls**t that life begins at 40?
Posted: 7/30/2007 12:05:31 AM | | I won't call it BS. It can be true for some. Life really begins when you start to value it. That can be any age from 4 to 40. Sadly for some, it never begins at all. Seems to me that the happiest of all are those who never thought about when it begins. | |
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| is it true or bulls**t that life begins at 40?
Posted: 7/30/2007 7:05:33 AM | Life can be good at any age. I'm also of the opinion that it begins at conception. However, to say it begins at 40 sounds good, because it means we can still do new things, make new discoveries about ourselves, and have a whole new positive outlook that may have been absent before. More freedom after the kids are raised, that's for sure!
But on the other hand, I would never discount those early years of raising my kids, watching them grow, the ups and downs of young marriage, etc. The early years are what has made me what I am today. And that's a really nice place to be! Life can be exciting at 40 and up! Perhaps at 40, we are entering a new stage of our lives. | |
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| is it true or bulls**t that life begins at 40?
Posted: 7/30/2007 4:07:01 PM | most definitely...i am 41 but don't feel or act my age (and most people think I'm in my thirties anyhow, which is nice! )
it seems like you spend most of your life just trying to figure life out - going to school, college, getting married, family, etc. etc....then when you figure that stuff out... comes a point where you are trying to figure out who exactly you are - and that is when you accept yourself, become more mature and truly start living life to the fullest.
I am just beginning....anyone else want to come along? | |
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| is it true or bulls**t that life begins at 40?
Posted: 7/30/2007 5:08:18 PM | | When I was a young woman, I watched the older women in my life as they aged. They consistently got it together when they hit 40, so, I always looked forward to that birthdate. I'm almost 50 now and can honestly say life is MUCH more fun. I'd never want to go back to being who I was in my 20s & 30s-- full of self-doubt, scared of men, and feeling like my life was just a house of cards. | |
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| is it true or bulls**t that life begins at 40?
Posted: 9/26/2007 9:27:22 PM | It's true life begins at 40. That part of life does anyway. Every part of life is really pretty good when you think about it:
childhood: The innocent outlook, the fun, the family, mom, dad, brothers & sisters.
teens: The awakening, the changes, the turmoil, the excitement, the dreams.
twenties: Finishing school, getting married, having babies, the young married time.
thirties: Children growing up, career challenges.
forties: Children grown, financially more secure, mid-life introspection.
fifties: Retirement nearing, goals attained, acceptance
sixties: Retirement, grandchildren, peace, serenity
I can't say about the seventies yet, but (even with the bad stuff) it's all good overall.  | |
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| is it true or bulls**t that life begins at 40?
Posted: 9/27/2007 9:18:25 AM | _MY_ life improved . . just before I hit 40..!
So I can say .. 'It's all what you Make of it . . ! '
The last _9_ have been Miserable, though . . [wid.-7/98]
I _Dispise_ being Alone . . !!! | |
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| is it true or bulls**t that life begins at 40?
Posted: 9/27/2007 9:43:57 AM | well if no one told you when you were born then 40 would be a guess , though i have heard reports off some one being arrested for beginning life at 25 , they were duly sentanced and got life .
dreading being 40 , if you woke up dead on your 40th birthday , would you think wow that was a lucky escape .
oh and the good news when you reach 40 you only have the rest off your life to dread being ?? , i wish i had something to worry about , ive tried but i just carnt do it , im taking a night class in it , they say thats my only fault at work , i just dont worry .
its not even a worry though i know it should be .
perhaps i need help , some one suitable , female ( i concentrate better ) pobally over a drink and a meal , then dim the lights , a open fire , bottle off wine and worry the night away, | |
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Posted: 9/27/2007 11:14:57 AM | For me my life has begun at 50, I am now taking good care of myself, got out of a bad relationship of 14 years, am starting my life over. I am meeting all kinds of nice people and just enjoying life.
Your life takes many turns but at least try to be happy and enjoy life and treat yourself well for so many years it was just about the kids, now it's my turn, yahooooooooooooooo. | |
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Posted: 9/27/2007 4:22:20 PM | Hi:
I'm turning 60 next Tuesday (Oct. 2nd) and throwing a BIG birthday bash!!! Have friends coming in from out of town, rented a whole restaurant to cater it, am having****ails, appetizers and a full course dinner for about 30 people. My friends, family and grandchildren will be there, I'm having professional pictures taken as well as the first hour videotaped. I can honestly say I have never had a birthday yet that "bothered" me and this one will be no exception. I have made tons of mistakes, have met many, many wonderful people and have had so many careers I couldn't list them all. As someone once said "this is not a dress rehearsal". I plan to live, love, learn and enjoy as much as I can while I can (as long as it's legal --- LOL).
Age has it's benefits and one of them is you learn not to take yourself or others as seriously as you did when you were younger. You become more kind, to yourself and others, and hopefully realize what is important in life --- hint --- it's not "things".
My advise is love every moment --- you'll be glad you did.
Micki | |
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| is it true or bulls**t that life begins at 40?
Posted: 9/28/2007 6:49:43 PM | | I wont say life begins at 40, as life began the day you were born..But I will say, life most definately for "me" has been better after 40..Everything, from sex, to how you think about life, emotional stability, and think I know more now what I want then when I was in my 30's..I think that women age "gracefully"..I was a grandma at 40, and now at 48, I have 4 beautiful little granddaughters..I definately DONT look my age..Each person is different in their lives and their ways, so it probably varies what I think to what someome else would think.. | |
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| is it true or bulls**t that life begins at 40?
Posted: 9/28/2007 7:24:51 PM | | you are born and then you die.....what you do with the time in between is up to you! If you want to start living after 20 or 30 or 40, that's up to you as well. Or you can start living from the start.....that is what I did, and continue to do. | |
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