Today, September 5, 2020, I turn 60. SIXTY.

Since probably my 30s, every time I was approaching a big decade marker (40, 50) I thought, “I want to be the best I’ve ever been by the time I turn ___.” And then I always felt like a failure when I hit that Big New Number and I was NOT “better than I’ve ever been.”

I started having that same thought about turning 60 a couple years ago…”Oh, it’s time to start whipping my life into shape!” But then one thing after another happened and I felt like I was just not making any headway.  I’m still a renter, I still wear a size X, I’ve never been to Paris, I still can’t play the piano or understand quantum physics, yadda yadda yadda.

But something happened in the past year or so as my 60th birthday has gotten closer. I feel like it’s not as much about the THINGS. Have I done this or done that? Have I been here or been there? It’s How Do I FEEL About Myself! And I actually feel pretty damn good! I do not feel like I am “less than” because of my weight. I’m at a much better place as far as…protecting my personal time and space. I was able to turn around a bad financial situation and finally have some hope for my future. In this decade I will be able to retire!

I feel this IS “the best I’ve ever been!” Happy 60th Birthday to me!