Hi friends!
My birthday was in June and I keep hearing this phrase “Life begins at 40.” Since I’m over 40, I’ll extend that saying to Life begins (again) in your 40’s.
Oddly enough, in many respects I feel like my life has begun again. After 18 months of pandemic living - I had time to get to know myself again. All the usual distractions (cultural events and gatherings) were not available - so this left an opening for me to be with myself and investigate my own thoughts without the noise of the outside world.
I enrolled in a Mindfulness Facilitator Certification program that has encouraged my meditation practice to go to new depths. I tuned into my inner world in ways that I haven’t done since childhood. I released some old stuck feelings and reconnected with some ways of being that I hadn’t had time for in the rush of pre-pandemic life. I created a morning routine for myself that I call my “hour of power”. It consists of 20 minutes meditating, 20 minutes writing my thoughts in my journal, and 20 minutes of exercise. I love this routine and it sets a positive tone for my whole day.
My desire now is to enjoy my life and to be as creative as I want to be - no limits, no fear. I spent a couple of decades just surviving and now I’m turning the page to a new chapter of being alive, being present in the moment, the nowness.