Forever Young

Age is just a number……. Right?

With each birthday, we begin to think differently about how old we are or maybe how old we feel. Have you ever asked yourself, “How old do you feel in your mind?”

For example, I am 36 years old, but in my mind, sometimes I feel like I am 25. I asked my 83-year-old grandmother this a few months ago, and she said that in her mind, she felt 50, but her body physically felt 100.

The more people I asked ( especially women) the more said they felt in their mind they were a lot younger than their actual age. I mean, being young feels fun and feels good. Or maybe it’s the memory we have of being young that feels so good?

But then…..We look in the mirror and yikes! We are aging. Yep. That’s life; we are all going to age. Embrace it as some say or fix it as others may say.

Whichever route you take, be confident and comfortable with it. You are the only one that gets YOU. You are the only one that matters when it comes to changing the way you look or even the way you feel. No one else can do this for you and (NEWS FLASH) no one else truly cares what you look like but YOU.

I had to laugh, we had dinner with some friends last weekend, and he just turned 30. He said, “I’m done. I’m done going out; I am 30.” Yes, I too, had an early midlife crisis at age 31 and cleaned out my entire closet. I donated all my cute, night out clothes because I was 31 now, a mom, my nights out were over, and I couldn’t dress like that.

HA. HA. What was I thinking? I still feel young and am restocking my closet as we speak with trendy and cute clothing & accessories. Just because we are aging, that doesn’t mean we can’t embrace the aura of being young in our minds, keep having fun, try new things, and even wear the fun & sexy outfit once and a while.

So tell me, “How old do you feel in your mind?” I would love for you to share this with me.

Now GO and plan that evening out you have been wanting with a loved one and/or friends,  get that cute top you have been eyeing, take that girls trip you've been putting off, buy those trendy earrings, try that new hair do, initiate that new hobby, put yourself out there and make a new friend, rock that sexy dress, or start doing something for YOU that makes you FEEL YOUNG and FEEL GOOD.

Then..... Tell me ALL. ABOUT. IT!

Thank you for being here.
Love, Rose

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