Is age really just a number? Do we really get better with age, like a fine wine? With turning 40 (this week), these are all things I have been asking myself…. I have spent many quiet moments contemplating this thought…. I’ve heard all of the horror stories of how your metabolism comes to a screeching holt once you hit 40 and how everything hurts more… and it takes longer to recover. Call it a mid-life crisis if you want, but I have decided that I’m not going down without a fight! I’m going to break the stereotype of aging.
I am one of those crazy people that believes we can get better (if not at least sustain our level of fitness) as we get older. And I can tell you for a fact my drive and passion for life is at an ALL TIME HIGH. It’s like someone has turned the gas up to high! As I count down my last few days of “thirty something” I have regained my lust for life. I find myself wanting to workout harder, live longer and experience more. I’m no longer scared to try things that used to scare me. I love the feeling of being “uncomfortable.” The feeling is one of knowing you are alive…. Why not rule the world now? That’s what turning 40 is doing for me… I’ve learned to love to exercise and compete again. I’ve found my passion to push myself beyond my fears and self inflicted negativity about what I perceive is possible. I can do and achieve anything! Maybe I feel this way because I know my days are numbered… let’s face it I’m not getting any younger. But, I can tell you this I’m going to spend my next 40 years living like there is no tomorrow.
With 40 also come my becoming a grand parent. Yes, Grandparent! This spring I will become a grandparent of a little boy. With this comes my desire to be a beacon of hope for all women turning the corner of their life. Come on… being older and having grandkids doesn’t mean that we have to hang up our running shoes and replace them with a rocking chair. My new goal in life is to BLAST through all of the stereotypes of what “being older” and what a “grandma” looks like. So with this I’m embracing my new season. I’m going to the the fittest, sexiest, full of life 40 year old grandmother you’ve ever seen! Just watch me!
