I decided to touch on this subject because I had a conversation with my daughter a few months ago and she asked me " What age were you the happiest?". I told her that I was my happiest at age 40. She looked very puzzled and she said " Why age Forty?". Carefully I explained to her that it was the age that I started to fully embrace myself. I had raised her into adulthood and it was the time that I could truly live my life and do the things that I wanted to do.
It was a time that I was no longer responsible for another person. When you are forty you have gone through the times in your life when you were totally insecure with yourself due to weight gain or maybe other flaws that you have. Forty is the age that you can look back and perhaps see the mistakes that you have made and truly thank God for his protection and seeing how you made it through. You see, life is not perfect or easy but the way you deal with things makes all the difference.
My twenties was not easy at all and you would think that being young would present me with more opportunities and happy experiences. The road to my forties gave me a chance for forgiveness, and it gave me the wisdom to speak to another young person and tell them that if you persevere, you will be alright.
I am so much calmer now and when things go wrong I know that there will be a way of escape and know to pray for God's guidance.
Through hard times, The Lord showed me how to be resourceful and now I count it as the many gifts that I have. Happiness starts with self acceptance. We have all seen the person who the world may see as unattractive but this person thinks they are the most beautiful person in the world and it seems to draw people and make other people think this person is beautiful too. Deep down this person may know that they are unattractive but the positive image that they project is charismatic. This shows that you can draw positive things into your life, if you just believe.
If you are young and short on money; buy yourself little small gifts that makes you happy and project a positive image to the world. I promise that one day you will tell your own story of how you found your happiness in life. Many years ago when I would be short on cash, I would go to a discount store and buy nail polish that cost $1.00 and keep my nails beautifully polished everyday. This made me feel happy. You can find beauty and solace in simplicity.
There is an old saying "Paint a picture of what you want to be." Project happiness into the world and that is what you will get back.
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