30 is not old!

Since celebrating my 51st birthday just a few months ago, I am officially over the hill and rolling down it rapidly. I can only wonder where the time all went? I mean seriously, time does go by faster with each year.

Last night one of my young friends was on my mind. She just turned 30 and all I could think about is all the possibilities that are still in front of her. You youngin’s out there feel like 30 is old, but I promise you, it’s not.

When you’re a kid and throughout your teenage years, your world is mostly about your parents and their influences. Some of us are lucky when it comes to our upbringing and others not so much. We all have different experiences. Once you get into your 20s, most of those paths you take are decided by you. Some of you finished college, some of you went to war. Some may have gotten married and maybe divorced too. Some of you may already have kids of your own. Lots of options available in that time of your life. The world truly was what you made it.

When you hit 30 though, life starts to really sink in and you’re having to deal with the outcome of those decisions. This is not a bad thing. There will be many aspects of your life that you’re proud of. The chances you took, the love you felt and overcoming obstacles that may have been in your way. The wrong paths also teach you lessons and hopefully you’ve learned to not walk down those again. This my young friends is when your true depth of character starts to manifest in you.

You will look around at your loved ones with a grateful heart. You believe that you deserve happiness and you’re willing to work for it. You’ve accepted your flaws and are finally just comfortable with who you are. You will seek out new challenges and accomplish many great things. You will become leaders in your community and develop deeper friendships than you can ever imagine. You will still make mistakes and experience loss too but, in your 30s life really can get so much better as you grow into the person you are meant to be.

So don’t think that turning 30 is the beginning of the end. It can be the best times of your life. The world is waiting for you to enjoy everything it has to offer. So go live it!!

Now if anyone has any advice about what to expect as I continue to roll down the hill past 50…because I just don’t know!