Oh, it’s brutal out here..!

 

When we get to the 'ripe' age of forty we realize many, many things. I think that when we are younger, there are many things that can worry us and many options we feel obligated to try or taste. But I think that same pull can make of us kind of become a little bit wiser with age. And I agree with Mark on many points:

We need vacays from our own life: I try not to work after a certain time in the evening and I don't even post in my beloved blog over weekends. I need time for myself and I will have it or else. 

To get around things that are apparently simple but difficult to do, we need to get our head on right: self-care in the form of some exercise and a clear mind are sometimes as effective as therapy.

You need to define what is it that you want from life, otherwise, others will choose for you, babes.

Learn to say no. We have to realize that we are not stuck in our lives: we are distracted by too many things. Choose your path. And follow it.

There's a wealth of knowledge in life. Yes, it's fun to learn new things, but experience does not come alone (or easy). There's knowledge in living.

Be very good at one or two things and make sure you do them for a long time. And make sure that people KNOW you're good at them. Fucking own your fabulousness. 

We cannot let fear paralyze us. But we cannot be reckless. There's a difference. 

If you want to succeed, you're going to fail sometimes. Don't let that break you. (This one has been really hard for me). 

Happiness is not an absolute lack of problems, happiness is having problems we can manage.

There's more there, but these are the ones that jumped at me. I'm sure that if you listened to him to got some others I'm missing here. Or maybe you have your own recipe for life that we all should try. So let us know, Constant Reader. After all, you're here. Being fabulous.

XOXO