Did I mention I "just" turned 50?
I can`t even believe I said it, apart from people who "must" know my age, like my mum, physician, employer,I`ve not told anyone I turned the big five 0.
It seems like yesterday when I really sobbed when someone congratulated me for turning 28 and I thought my life was over, when I thought I`m so old.
How fast the time flies. But looking back, there isn`t much I wish I had done differently. Even tasks that seemed impossible like having my retirement nest egg and a home of my own mortgage free has been achieved.
Yes there are little "I could have done better here and there" but we all have those moments.
Was it easy? not in any way, I had to make sacrifices to be able to do things , do I wish I were 30 again?.............
Well, during long haul flights like I just had( I got back home today after 33 days of vacation) then yes. After a 6 hour flight,then12 hours in an airport waiting for connecting flight and then flying another 6 hours, then another 1+ hour on the train to get home, that makes me wish I were younger. It takes a toll on your body. Was never an issue when I was younger.
Traveling to new places, experiencing other cultures is/was something I really enjoyed, but as I get "older" navigating airports seem to be getting harder and harder.
It`s a pleasure to be back. I never really left, just breaks here and there and working in the background but im not leaving WA .
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Yes it will be memorable, it`s not everyday I turn the dreaded big one. But im grateful to be alive because it`s one of those things we can`t buy.
Happy birthday! They say 50 is the new 30!😂 Enjoy the wisdom that gets infused in you as you turned 50! That’s talking from experience!
May you be blessed with more happy, healthy years !!! 🎂 🥂 🎉 🎊
Cheers,
Maria 🥂
That's so nice, thanks so much.The only time I feel my age is when I fly long haul and during long stopovers in airports.
I will be 60 in December, so there are almost ten years of the age difference. I wish to be in my 30's again.
I`m ok being 50,the only time I wish I were younger is when I realize I can`t do adventure travels as I used to. I DO NOT want to be the person I was in my 30s,I was selfish, arrogant, and never really took time to consider many things.
Thanks so much
Happy Birthday, Roamy! 🎂
It sounds like you had an excellent time, despite the challenges of traveling. 😎
Thanks so much,well before I turned 50 (maybe in my 40s) I started learning how to enjoy the good moments and look at the bad moments in a different positive light because even bad moments can be turned into positives.
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Having the courage to admit that time changes things really gives lots of freedom. That is the blessing of the birthday you have just had.
With that, comes the ability to really make things work for you. There is truth behind the words, 'The best is yet to come."
That 30-year-old would never appreciate where you are now.
Congratulations,
Sami
So kind of you, thanks so much.Indeed time is the best teacher.