by: Tracie McLeod
Oh, how time flies. I didn’t expect this age to come so soon. When I was younger and my parents told me they were 35, I considered that old. Look at me now, walking into 40 with all the lessons, blessings, and failures I have experienced. I first felt a sense of doing everything I hadn’t done in 30 years. All the plans over the past 3 decades that didn’t come to fruition yet. I had 4 months to get them done when the ball dropped January 1st, 2025. I made the decision to shut down life to make them happen. No content post, no reels, nothing would take me off track from completing all my goals. I had to reach them before the big 4-0.
I came to a realization after praying, fasting, and soul searching. If I hadn’t done it by now, it wasn’t meant to happen. Am I right? For all of you at the age 39 and moving into 40, did you have an experience like that? If not, applause to you. The truth is 40 is a great start. I had to make the mistakes to understand what not to do. I had to fail to win. I met the right people, and went to the right places. Nothing I did or went through broke me. It raised me to understand my value, worth and skill set. I lost people but also gained them. Every season of a long lasting friendship was not in vain. It taught me something about myself and other people.
I am now ready to welcome 40 with open arms. It is about to be my best decade yet. I haven’t seen all the things God has for me. It’s time for me to move into living 40.
