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The Big 60!
I turned 60 last Monday. Initially I didn’t want to celebrate, I wanted to ignore it, pretend it wasn’t happening. But my friend convinced me that if I didn’t want a big party I should at least have a dinner party, at her house. I agreed, with reservations.
As soon as I made that decision, everything began to change. I realized that ignoring the inevitable or moaning over it was counter-productive. Over the past 2 weeks I’ve not only come to terms with turning 60, I’m not beginning to feel that it is the beginning of another wonderful phase in my life that will bring untold & unexpected richness into my life.
Amy Sherman addresses this very topic in her excellent articlecalled Distress Free Aging in the recent NABBW newsletter. She makes many very good points that are right on the mark, the idea of adjustment to aging being the one that had the most impact on me.
Our age is just a number, that’s what another friend said to me. She tells people how old she is, but never has the “I feel old” conversation about her age. That helped me quite a bit. Of course I knew it was negative to talk (to myself or others) about feeling old…BUT I NEEDED A REMINDER, just as we do about so much of our negative thinking and limiting conversations!
There are millions of us ‘baby boomer’ age women around now, and many seem to be really moving forward in our lives, excited and joyful about new ventures. Kudos to all of us!!
Happy Birthday,Ellen! May this be the most fascinating year of your life!
Rita