Turning 40 in only a few days worries

I will turn 40 on Feb. 15th this year (2014). I haven't thought of it much until your post. Looking back it was my 30s where I finally grew up, particularly the last 3 years.

I guess that means in my 40s I will have to branch out and use what I've learned in my 30s to continue on my journey. Little by little I'm changing for the better.

One thing is certain, though, I certainly respect the aging process! I can literally sit down every year and think about how dumb I was just 5 years earlier. I could do it at 25, 30, 35, and can do it today at 39. 40 will be just another milestone in my journey of becoming who I am.

To the OP. If you are so apprehensive about turning 40, maybe it is because you aren't were you wanted to be by 40? If that's the case I would not sweat it. I'm nowhere near what I would like to be yet, and due to some poor choices, and a certain lack of knowledge, some of my choices in my teens, twenties and thirties will continue to haunt me. However, what I accomplished in my 30s was better than what I accomplished in my 20s. and I really do believe what I accomplish in my 40s will be better than what I did in my 30s.

But for me 40 is just a marker. A placeholder separating the completion on my 30s and the beginning of a new segment of my life. And if what the other posters on this thread are saying is true, then my 40s should really be Kick A** compared to the rest of my life, which sort of means it's a new beginning worth celebrating.

Ah its not so bad! If you feel life is passing you by, look at the reasons you think that and do something about it.
Im turning 43 next week!!!

I'm loving my 40s... I feel like I'm finally getting my act together. :bigsmile:

Maybe ill also get my act together after the next 20years :glasses:

The anticipation of 40 was worse than the reality. It was quite liberating actually. I turn 42 in February. Turning 40 motivated me and I am in better shape and much smaller then I was in high school.

i agree with this ! liberating

:drinker: If you take good care of yourself you'll be loving life.

Suddenly the future is scary, so asking for anyone who's already over 40, which is worse, the lead up to 40, or after you turn 40?

There are people in their twenties who live on the couch and watch TV for hours and never pursue their dreams.

I'm age 59. I'm in the best shape I've been in years. I can hike 10 miles without breaking a sweat. I went back to college a couple of years ago to work on another degree (I love learning). I thought I would be too old to do well, but I've made the dean's list with a 4.0 average both years (better than when I went to college the first time).

You can do anything you want to do in life. You can't stop the clock so live well, enjoy life, pursue your dreams, get up every day not with fear and anxiety, but to relish the day. Do something you really want to do today. Push your boundaries. Age is just a number.

I think it's the idea of it. To be honest I embraced by 40th much better than my 30th. What I realised is that (as the song goes) it is just a number, it really only matters how you feel inside. I feel 27, cop to 37 and in reality I will be 42 this Sunday.

I found my 40s so far have been the most relaxed time for me so far and all my aims are to get back to being true to myself and stop caring as much about what other people think I should be, say, do, look like etc. I definitely feel much more content and focused. You will too.

You have done so well to be turning 40 and fit, that is quite an accomplishment and says more about you than anything else. That took determination and hard work my son, there are lots of 20somethings who wouldn't be able to achieve that.

Happy Birthday for Sunday )

40 really didn't bother me, neither did 30. I think it was 38 that was rough (due to a difficult break up). I feel more confident in who I am and where I am going. It's been an interesting journey, and I look forward to seeing where I will be in five years. Perspective is the only thing that stands in the way of a Happy 40th and a miserable one. You have accomplished great things this year. What do you want to do next year? Or the next several years?

take that back i'm turning 38 this year. sorry op i dread each year my oldest nieces is turning 18 at the end of feb. oh how time flys

Some quick perspective. Go buy a newspaper and turn to the Obituaries. Im pretty sure anybody in that section would be thrilled to see another birthday no matter what age it is. Be grateful that you woke up this morning because many people didn't. Enjoy what you have you'll reach your goals one step at a time

Not to belittle your feelings, but I just turned 54 and life is way better now than it was when I turned 40. Try to embrace it instead of dreading it!

I think, at 40, you really have nothing to worry about. Keep living as healthily as you can and you're fine. You might not even be at your peak yet depending on how you took care of yourself earlier in life.

True! I walk longer and have more energy than ever before, I hate thinking 30-35 is the retirement age from fitness!

Okay so a little something to ponder. Our family runs a 5k Turkey Trot each Thanksgiving. It used to be fairly small but has grown to a 1,000 folks. One guy ran the course in 35 minutes and inquired what the age brackets were. They give prizes for each age group by decade. He won the 70's age group which at 35 minutes was pretty cool; even better --->he was 83 years old. And yes, a standing ovation followed his winnings. Age is relative, get it done Brother.