As the old saying goes: Life begins at 40. . . But does it?
Personally, I think life nowadays begins much, much earlier. Your teens are full of exploration and discovery, 20's is the exploration & discovery in a newer independent body, the 30's seem to make you understand life in a more mature way and by the time you're 40 I think you more or less have done everything and listen in amazement at what the youngsters are getting upto.

Is this true for you? what do or did - your teens, 20's, 30's and 40's mean to you?

OK.....

As a forty-something......

Life begins at an age 10 years older than your current age....;)

Joe

I'd say 30's. Your 20's are a blur and 40 you've been there done that and got the t-shirt. Roll on 50 ( not ):(

life begins at......... conception?

Originally posted by alchresearch
life begins at......... conception?

Or is it 28 weeks (or whatever the abortion rules are - but that's another thread...)?

Ok I think life re-begins/starts at each decade (hope that don't sound too..daft)..it did for me anyway.

20s were great as I was used to living away from home - going from being a student to working and having some money in my pocket and having a great time

30s (only just got here) also gonna be great and hence my comment about life 're-beginning' - I made some tough decisions to change a few things about my life and turning 30 helped mark that...enjoying myself just like in my 20s but I think in your 30s you know alot more about yourself and feel able to be yourself - in my humble opinion anyway. Just hope life gets EVEN better when I hit my 40s in ten years time (or shoot me!)

Life begins at the point you jump out of a burning building by the skin of your teeth and watch your possessions go up in smoke... realise the cat didn't make it but you survived...

.. and then you wonder what the f*** you did with the last X years...


That's when life provided me with a liddle subtle wake up call... Oh yes indeed.

Life begins only when you want it to.

Take control!

Originally posted by Martin_s
Life begins at the point you jump out of a burning building by the skin of your teeth and watch your possessions go up in smoke... realise the cat didn't make it but you survived...

.. and then you wonder what the f*** you did with the last X years...


That's when life provided me with a liddle subtle wake up call... Oh yes indeed.
Martin_s
That experience must give you a whole new perspective on life, I reckon.
Did it have any lasting effect, make you 'change course' or 'make adjustments' in your life?

After bringing up children me thinking about myself began at 40.
My teens, 20`s and 30`s I had children and husbands.

I love being 40 with all that experience. It feels so much better now. I feel more confident with myself.

Yeah Rosie I know that one!!

For me ..........

My teens were a blur of out of control drunkeness (huge parts I have no recollection of)

20's, Kids and all that goes along with them.

I am now 35, 2 kids, several failed relationships under my belt, but am sure of who I am now. My youngest is 7, so a few more years until I am able to live my life truely for me. I guess I'll be in my mid 40's before my life becomes my own again. Not that I am complaining. Experience certainly does come with age and I truely believe that you're as old as you feel.

I lost my best friend at a fairly young age, ( 48 ) almost a year ago and it really shook me up. She lived life to the absolute max and loved every minute of it. It ceratinly made me re-assess and realise that life is indeed too short, so get out there and live it, no matter how old/young you are!!

I have always tried to live life to the full but when you are in your teens/20's you think that you can live forever and you also think that you know everything which of course you don't.

My 30's were what I consider my selfish years. One failed marriage under my belt and only myself to consider. I earned and I spent time and money on myself. If I am honest these were empty years despite relationships along the way.

For me my 40's are proving to be the most fulfilling years. I have remarried, had kids and given up paid employment but every minute of my days and evenings are crammed with activity. Yes alot of the stuff is mundane like shopping and housework but these things have to be done(as quickly as possible).

I also do loads of voluntary work and ferrying my kids from A to B after school is a job in itself.

I have come to the conclusion that fulfilment comes from having others in your life.

Life begins.......what u do in the middle is up to u..........life ends
I won't waste any of it :partyhat: