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TMB: Being 40 – Something…

December 21, 2018 By Caroline Trudeau 8 Comments

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I love it.  I love being 40-something…

Here is why:

I am neither the oldest nor the youngest in the room.  I’m in the middle now.  It’s a good place to be.  Learning from both the generation that precedes and succeeds me.

I have enough experience for people to be interested I what I have to say.  But I am curious enough to enjoy not being experienced enough, to be always discovering.

I feel good about myself, because I have learned to trust myself.  I don’t question what I should do so much anymore.  In uncomfortable situations, I have trained myself to calmly remember that “I have been here before”: I have dealt with similar situations, successfully, and I can do it again.

I’ve finally learned to (mostly!) manage my emotions so that they propel me forward rather than hold me back.  Oh if I could go back and learn that earlier…

I am in tune with my intuition, my 6th sense.  And I am grateful for this force because it guides me to experience my life in such profound ways.

I know my worth and I am proud of the decisions I have made that lead me to this very moment.  Living in the moment.  Listening to the voices.

Yet, I am aware that everything is temporary; nothing lasts forever.  I celebrate the highs, grieve the lows and try to productively navigate in the middle.

I am happy to be 40…-something!

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Me, a few years back, at the peak of Ironman training, at my 40th birthday party.

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  1. Maman says

    December 21, 2018 at 13:01

    I love to hear that!

    Reply
    • Caroline Trudeau says

      December 21, 2018 at 15:00

      Merci Maman 🙂 Xo

      Reply
  2. Louis-Philippe says

    December 21, 2018 at 13:58

    Such a gifted writer!

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    • Caroline Trudeau says

      December 21, 2018 at 15:00

      Merci! Xo

      Reply
  3. Michael Jelepis says

    December 21, 2018 at 18:06

    Soon you’ll get used to being “something – something”… Believe it or not, it’s pretty good too.

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    • Caroline Trudeau says

      December 22, 2018 at 07:14

      Not so soon!!! But I hear you :-). Have a great trip xo

      Reply
  4. Ed Ryan says

    December 22, 2018 at 07:19

    Welcome to the club! Old enough to know, and discern, but never too old to learn. Very best wishes for your continued journey!

    Reply
    • Caroline Trudeau says

      December 22, 2018 at 07:21

      Thank you! Happy holidays! Xo

      Reply

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