Age is just a number!
Just recently my cousin was bemoaning her age, in fact she was upset because her father was telling people how old she was. I really can not understand why. Age is something I never really think about. Usually I don't even remember how old I am, I often tell people the year I was born and tell them to figure it out for themselves. My age is only going to go up and never go down, it is one of those things I have no control over. Only the way I look and act in my age can change. It is really true that you are only as old as you feel. I feel like every age is the new 20 and I am going to enjoy them all. Besides, 39 never looked so good to me. :-)
Eventually you will stop growing!
Most of the people I meet are taller then me. Including my daughters and most of the children at the high school they attend. New I meet often ask me how I can stand being so short. My answer is usually "The same way you do...on two legs." :-) To me this is a very rude statement. I am 5 feet tall and have been for most of my 39 years. I am not going to grow, so God must have intended for me to be this height. I enjoy being short, it is all I have ever known and I make it work for me.
I try to concentrate on the things I can change in my life. My weight, my fitness level, how I interact with my daughters, my commitment to my community and if I enjoy my job. These are all things that I can do something about.
Since beginning my path in the "Me Initiative" I have changed my view on all of these. Every day I work out and am conscience of what I eat to make the changes I needed to in my weight and fitness level. I now enjoy my job and I work hard every day to meet and surpass the expectations my boss has for me. The girls and I spend a lot of time outside enjoying the world and our time spent together. I have always made an effort to volunteer my time and money, but now I include the girls in my efforts and we spend even more of our time volunteering around the community. Everyday my life gets better and the more time I spend focusing on the things I am able to change the better it will be.
What bothers you that you can not change? Why does it bother you?
What could you focus on instead?
