| is it true or bulls**t that life begins at 40?
Posted: 11/25/2006 12:34:47 PM | ok i am asking in the over 45 section because you should all be able to tell me,after all i am not that far off,i am 35.
I am really interested in knowing does life really begin at 40 or is that just a myth?
Has life got even better after 40 or gone downhill?
And if so what makes it so great?
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| is it true or bulls**t that life begins at 40?
Posted: 11/25/2006 12:40:50 PM | Life begins when you let it begin, but having said that, yes life began at 40 for me.
I had enough of all the struggles of the mind games, mine or anyone elses. So I put my foot down and started treating myself much better, relaxed and started enjoying what was in front of me, instead of always searcher for something better. | |
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| is it true or bulls**t that life begins at 40?
Posted: 11/25/2006 12:44:24 PM | Whether life being at 40 depends on the individual and their attitude.
My whole life has been an on going wonderful thing. My attitude wouldn't have it any other way. | |
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| is it true or bulls**t that life begins at 40?
Posted: 11/25/2006 12:47:10 PM | Life begins when you let it begin. Having said that, I don't think I would want to turn the clock back even if I could. There is something to be said for maturing.
OP, you are still too young to be worrying about turning 40, 50 or 60. Go and enjoy your time right now because you never know when you won't be here. Live in the moment, not the future.
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Posted: 11/25/2006 12:52:26 PM | Not to sound redundant but the others are correct in saying life begins when you let it. As for me..........40 was fabulous to turn. Planned my own party which to others seemed shocking. I am enjoying life and all of it's pleasures..........oh ya.......and the sex is wonderful too.......... | |
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Posted: 11/25/2006 12:54:38 PM | OP;
You will get a hundred different replies to your thread because 'life begins' differently for each of us. For me, it began around the time you were born. God banned girdles. | |
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| is it true or bulls**t that life begins at 40?
Posted: 11/25/2006 1:07:44 PM | Daunting or not as you may find it now.............you will get there, God willing.
Enjoy what you have at every step.
Time spent worrying about the future is time waisted that you will never get back.
Age gives you wisdom and the financial resources to enjoy life as you get older. Go get working on storing up wisdom, and leave the future to take care of it's self. | |
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Posted: 11/25/2006 1:08:37 PM | Daunting or not as you may find it now.............you will get there, God willing.
Enjoy what you have at every step.
Time spent worrying about the future is time waisted that you will never get back.
Age gives you wisdom and the financial resources to enjoy life as you get older. Go get working on storing up wisdom, and leave the future to take care of it's self. | |
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Posted: 11/25/2006 1:19:13 PM | Whats scarey about 40? A friend(X) of mine was flippin out over turning 50, she started doing some very off the walls stuff that someone in their 20's would do. Dressing all wild and crazy, hair all spiked up, and of course other men became one of her things to do, and yes she was married, and the lies, OMG, she was telling some whoppers. This is why she is no longer a friend of mine, I couldn't and wouldn't do the things she did, I felt it wasn't right.
Age is all in ones mind, I may be 46 but in my mind I'm, hmmmmm late 20's early 30's. If it wasn't for me being born in 60, (easy to calulate) at times I would forget how old I really am.
Take it day at a time, heck go 2 at a time if the mood strikes, but just make sure you take them as they come, with ease and grace, and trust me in 5 yrs, you'll look back and laugh. It's no different then turning 20, 30, just a silly little number. | |
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| is it true or bulls**t that life begins at 40?
Posted: 11/25/2006 2:34:19 PM | As someone said before, Life beings when you want it to begin. But I'll add that by the time your 40, your career is usually pretty solid and from the financial side of things your bills are under control and have extra money to enjoy things in life that you could not afford when younger.
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Posted: 11/25/2006 5:29:58 PM | I would have to say YES. I find the more I learn from life the better I get at it. I am much more confident and humble today. I dont worry about all the little things anymore. Life seems to get easier as I age because my attitude about life is easier. I love being the age I am now which is almost 51. I am a grandmother which is a wonderful experience and one I wouldnt trade for youth any day. Life just keeps on blessing me the older I get. So dont be afraid of 40, embrace it.
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Posted: 11/25/2006 8:25:09 PM | I am 60 and a free-spirit. Life began when I left home to join the army at 18.......age is irrelevant to anything, unless you are a tree or a cheese.
Life is all about what you make it---a choice; choose to live each day as if it is your last, because someday.....it will be!
I still feel 18; attitude is everything, and great genetics is a real blessing!!
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Posted: 11/26/2006 3:07:46 AM | Life begins when you embrace it. When you decide to live it to the full, dealing with regrets by by knowing that everyone has them and that tomorrow really is another day.
My Dad always said that 'getting older is better than the alternative' (depends what you believe about the afterlife I guess!). He had a point. Every day on this planet is a bonus. New experiences, new people, maybe even new romances. We are so lucky just to be here!!
There's ALWAYS something new to do and see. Paintings in Florence, plants on a hillside, films, drama, music to listen to...
Hey, stop worrying about the future. LIVE FOR TODAY! Make loads of happy memories so that if it DOES get tough down the line, you have lots to look back on and be glad about.
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Posted: 11/26/2006 5:00:20 AM | Nothing gives me more vicarious satisfaction than a lovely 35 yr old woman asking if life begins at 40. Come back at 45 and ask us about 50.
One things for sure, your not allowed to go back to 20. | |
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Posted: 11/26/2006 5:53:40 AM | Wifey,
Do not spend the next five years worrying about one day.
Because that is all turining 40 is, one day.
Look at all the minutes you would have wasted, thinking about one 24 hour period.
Turning forty last for one day, and then you are there, and IT , like all new numbers, mean nothing once you have arrived.
Forty is realy no different than any other age, it is all about what you put into it, no matter how many birthdays you have had.
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| is it true or bulls**t that life begins at 40?
Posted: 11/26/2006 7:36:09 AM | I think it depends on what your life was like before 40.
If you got married in your early 20's and had children immediately then those children are now almost out of the house and you have more time to yourself, until the grandchildren arrive anyway.
If you married in your late 20's or early 30's and had kids, no because you are still in the middle of raising them.
If you never married or had kids then after 40 life is slowing down because you don't have the same level of energy you had when you were younger.
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