tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592655422199331070.post6537414086470051467..comments2024-01-01T14:26:02.052-08:00Comments on The Question of the Day: Question of the Day #712Suzanne Casamentohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08306151428658707692noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592655422199331070.post-31140252659217159542010-10-11T19:51:24.461-07:002010-10-11T19:51:24.461-07:00Thanks! And glad to hear the 40s are awesome, Rena...Thanks! And glad to hear the 40s are awesome, Rena! : )Ara Burklundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449683179737319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592655422199331070.post-37111044314772485962010-10-11T07:17:57.591-07:002010-10-11T07:17:57.591-07:00Happy birthday!
Here's to more courage and les...Happy birthday!<br />Here's to more courage and less worry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592655422199331070.post-55047933137588570052010-10-10T19:27:59.768-07:002010-10-10T19:27:59.768-07:00@ Ara : HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
@ Suzanne : You mu...@ Ara : HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! <br /><br />@ Suzanne : You must have/be having a great time judging by the late hour and no Sunday post yet! I'm so glad!!!Jim Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12823505566059392116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592655422199331070.post-63208388722239707992010-10-10T19:12:16.119-07:002010-10-10T19:12:16.119-07:00BTW - happy birthday Ara B!!BTW - happy birthday Ara B!!Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05583084411313447932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592655422199331070.post-13693447890146169972010-10-10T19:11:00.710-07:002010-10-10T19:11:00.710-07:00You said it - being able to say no and set boundar...You said it - being able to say no and set boundaries is my biggest "like" with getting older. Another is realizing that life isn't about what it was about when I was younger, and I love how what's important in life seems to change as I get older. I love getting older, love it. I'm with you Suz. <br />Sorry I missed you Friday night. :-(Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05583084411313447932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592655422199331070.post-33980294665728442792010-10-09T20:28:55.291-07:002010-10-09T20:28:55.291-07:00I love being in my 40s. I'm not sure why that ...I love being in my 40s. I'm not sure why that is. My husband complains about it, but it doesn't bother me in the least. There's no way in hell I'd want to go back.Rena Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328844122193024220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592655422199331070.post-67919699394508861082010-10-09T20:03:37.582-07:002010-10-09T20:03:37.582-07:00Hmm. Had to ask this one today, did you? On the ev...Hmm. Had to ask this one today, did you? On the eve of my 40th B.D.? I guess I'm looking forward to this being the decade I sell a manuscript.Ara Burklundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449683179737319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592655422199331070.post-7687451854733374502010-10-09T19:08:59.059-07:002010-10-09T19:08:59.059-07:00Understanding to live in the present. I'm not ...Understanding to live in the present. I'm not sure at what point I gained that perspective--I think it was a gradual thing gained over my 60 years.Jim Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12823505566059392116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592655422199331070.post-75966775768331065362010-10-09T16:45:34.190-07:002010-10-09T16:45:34.190-07:00I am so much happier than I was in my 20s. Don...I am so much happier than I was in my 20s. Don't get me wrong, I had a blast in my 20s but my 30s (ahem...late 30s) have brought waves of love, self-awareness, clarity and freedom.lisa dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499149424402832171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592655422199331070.post-9238542256246193672010-10-09T15:41:53.010-07:002010-10-09T15:41:53.010-07:00Wisdom, self-assurance, independence, and not swea...Wisdom, self-assurance, independence, and not sweating the little stuff -- hell, some days I don't even sweat the big stuff anymore.Simply V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00414779759503317346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592655422199331070.post-69007946357283178992010-10-09T15:11:03.775-07:002010-10-09T15:11:03.775-07:00I love the boundaries and saying no things . . . d...I love the boundaries and saying no things . . . definite blessings of aging. In terms of attitude, maturity has its advantages. I don't care as much what people think (though I wish I cared even less.) And I've learned to let go of a lot of extraneous baggage. <br /><br />The worst part of growing older is the betrayal of your body. I am 37 in my soul. (At that age, you still look good and have accumulated at least a little wisdom.) And yet when my body screams in pain, I'm reminded what a dear friend once told me: After 50, it's patch, patch, patch.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04929781676952191051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592655422199331070.post-68566095746810427932010-10-09T14:45:33.311-07:002010-10-09T14:45:33.311-07:00Hope you have a great time!
Since I'm now app...Hope you have a great time!<br /><br />Since I'm now approaching 50, I can honestly say I loved the 40's. It was a time of discovery for me. And yes, perhaps a time when there is a balance between wisdom and those wonderfully stupid things we do and say.<br /><br />Worst part is the one I'm in now with the wonky hormones. Would love to get to the other side of this phase or at least have some idea how long it will last.Sarah Laurensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252565450452195395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592655422199331070.post-32636047241230757062010-10-09T14:34:58.931-07:002010-10-09T14:34:58.931-07:00I actually got lost going to Morristown going to a...I actually got lost going to Morristown going to an interview and had to get off 287 in BR to get gas. <br />Pretty town, more rural than I thought....I think the wisdom of becoming 40 and beyond just through life's trial and error...Enjoy the reunion.MattPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01730234638128719117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592655422199331070.post-90479730950035660892010-10-09T14:29:18.812-07:002010-10-09T14:29:18.812-07:00I've been very comfortable getting older. I ha...I've been very comfortable getting older. I had so many wonderful older women in my life while I was growing up to show me the way. What I like best about it is that I just don't sweat the small stuff and as my dad used to say, "It's all small stuff."<br /><br />Not hanging on to emotional baggage frees one up to breathe and enjoy the myriad little things that make up one's day.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.com