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Thoughts On Turning 40

Today I’m celebrating my 40th birthday, which feels a bit surreal to me.  In many ways, I don’t feel my age at all..but in other ways, I feel so much older.  My 30’s held some of the greatest challenges for me – moving from NC to NY, shifting from being a stay-at-home mom to a full-time working mom, being diagnosed with Lupus, fighting a 2-year-long battle with depression & dealing with heartbreaking loss in my immediate family.  But, that decade also brought me some incredible blessings – watching my children discover their talents & thrive academically in a new school, having the chance to mentor newly engaged couples alongside my husband, learning how to manage my disease in a way that allows me to avoid heavy duty medications + so many amazing family road trips, camping adventures & international travels that have given us the most precious memories.

Most of my life, I’ve tried to hide my age – I was allowed to skip a grade in elementary school, so I was always the youngest in my class.  I was still playing dress-up when all my other friends thought it was childish; I couldn’t see the PG-13 movies that all my peers were talking about on Monday morning; I was the last to be able to date and the last one to get my license.  When I got older, I didn’t finish college (something I still regret), which meant I entered the professional world at the ripe age of 19.  I was a fast learner and poured myself into the job, so I was able to quickly work my way up through the ranks.  But the problem with advancing so rapidly is that the people I was managing were older than me, so I always felt that I had to conceal my age so as not to ruffle any feathers.

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I’ve never really understood why some women are afraid of aging, when practically my whole life has been spent wishing I was older.  And now that I’m finally turning 40, I can look back & truly feel pride for how far I’ve come.  Every wrinkle, stretch mark, scar & smile line tells a story of a life that has been lived to the fullest and reminds me of how much I have to be thankful for.  When I was younger and would envision what I thought my life would look like when I was 40, I never would have pictured it the way it’s turned out.  But, there’s a newfound strength that has come from unforeseen challenges & there’s tremendous beauty to be found in the unexpected.

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When I blow out my candles tonight, I am confident that I will feel nothing but gratitude and a sense of hopefulness for what is to come.  I can’t wait to usher in this new season of life and to see all the promise that it holds.  I will gladly welcome both the joy & the pain with open arms because I know that they are equally necessary for cultivating perseverance, expanding my faith & further developing my character.  So, if someone asks me my age, I will proudly tell them the truth because I’m thankful for every year that I’m blessed with & I don’t plan to take a single one for granted.

11.13.18 Kimberly

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