This week I’ll be celebrating 56 years of being alive.

I remember when I was 20 thinking I had a long time to go before reaching my 50’s. But today it’s a blink of an eye from that day.

Years passed never really thinking about aging and yet it began on the day I was born and time lasted forever. Now that I am in my 50’s (56) in many ways I feel like my life is just beginning again. Much of this has to do with the current social and economic trends happening now.

It used to be, as I was taught growing up, finish school, go to college, get a good job, work hard, earn a good income, raise a family, retire, and live out your life doing the things you always wanted to do. It’s not the way anymore as I am not looking forward to retiring but continuing to reinvent myself to keep up with social and economic trends. This is a good thing!

It is in this path of thinking that I feel I have a new life. The difference now is I’m the boss! No one is telling me what to do. I have a clean canvas in which to create my new life. It’s scary yet thrilling and full of promise.

Although my body is showing signs of aging – a wrinkle here and there, it’s okay.  I think for me, learning to accept aging gracefully as this couple did in the video will only provide, or make room for more thoughts of how I am going to create my future, not worrying about growing old.

It is part of life and so far my journey through it has been a good one.

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