Stop Fitting In: What Turning 40 Taught Me

I heard from friends that when you turn 40, you stop caring about what other people think, and I did not believe it until I crossed that line.

As a single woman, childless, with a low credit score, and rebuilding her life after many broken hearts, which left me living on fight or flight, I must say that turning 40 was truly one of the best things that happened to me.

This overwhelming feeling that everything seems to be speeding up with social media has left me feeling like I have to fit in somewhere when in fact I am a fluid being that can’t fit in a mold because that is not who I am.

I am grateful to report that I’ve accepted this, and I am no longer interested in sharing niche content that left me paralyzed to create. Instead, I will share what I am currently experimenting with and add my creative flair.

There is a freedom that women feel when they hit their 40’s that is priceless, and I can’t stop repeating to whoever wants to hear it that I don’t miss my 20’s and 30’s.

The only thing I wish I had was more guidance and someone who would have my best interests at heart while I navigated those two decades.

But we can’t cry over spilled milk, and so to the woman that I became, I am proud, and to the creative freedom that I finally feel, Alleluia!