So today I was talking to a cohort about a movie we watched recently. The movie was about a girl who dreamed of being "thirty, flirty, and thriving". I have to be honest that this idea is not compelling.
First and foremost the idea that you peak in your thirties is kind of silly...I mean if that is true it is only in physical strength...but seriously I am not going to spend the rest of my life wishing I was thirty just because my body is weakening. That is why we have the Atonement. In the words of a wise woman "we get old and frail so that we are willing to leave our bodies". Perfect bodies will come to each one of us in time, and therefore cannot be the focus of my happiness here.
Second I am just not that girl. The flirty one I mean. You know the kind that lead men on just to prove they have some kind of control over them. I am not her. If I was her my life would be very different, and I would probably lose my best friend...and she rocks!
Third thriving is a continual process. At my age I have found that I might just make thriving in this life. There may in fact come a time with the level of drama decrease and successes in life begin to arrive closer and closer to one another.
If thirty was the perfect age then why did our Father in Heaven given us all those extra years to grow closer to Christ. I am grateful that this time in my life is not a pinnacle, but a point in the journey.
I am not ready to be at the pinnacle of my life. I am not ready to have my worth judged at this age because of my physical body. I am not the woman I want to be. Not yet. I have things I hope to do, and things I know I need to learn.
I hope to live to be forty, fabulous and fascinating
Then fifty, funny and fantastic
Then sixty, sassy and classy
Then seventy, smart and sensitive
Then eighty, empathetic and encouraging
That is the woman I hope to be.
Friday, December 26, 2008
I don't want to be 29 forever!
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It is so fun to see pictures of everyone on your blog. We are coming up to Utah the middle of March for Jared's brother's wedding - I'd love to see you then if you have some time. I miss hanging out!!!
You should be a writer. This post is great! You really have a talent for writing!
ooh! I love this post so much! And I must admit, that I *AM* flirty, I don't do it to gain control over men (well, not mostly) but that is just who I am! haha! That being said - I love the idea that 30 is where is starts. I mean, studies show we don't even reach our age of rational thinking until about 25 yrs old. That being said, the experiences we have in life from that point forward can only help us progress. You're right - if it peaked at 30, then that only gives us 5 years to get it right. yikes! that would be scary. I was at a stake conf last year and they showed a chart based on age that showed most people really don't begin to understand the gospel in a full sense "big picture" type of thing until age 40-60. I think that is chalked up to life experiences and the people we continue to encounter. So, like you I wanna be all those women too! oh - and btw, I sent you an IM... need answers to a question regarding men and their "caves". Thanks! :)
I love it! But why stop at Eighty?! ;)
Diggin' the new mug shot. You look great!
Amen sister!
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