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| Little Princess - 4 years old |
When I was younger, older people kept saying that age was relative to how you feel not how old you were. It was an interesting concept that's difficult to understand unless you are the one getting old. But it was true, as you get older, your brain kind of stays at certain age, in my opinion an age you felt comfortable with. Guess that's the way your brain cope with the fact that you are getting old, and I think it's BRILLIANT!
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| My family, I'm the little one! |
Today, I'm celebrating my 42th birthday, but I truly feel like in my late 20's. I was born 42 years ago in a small town in the north coast of Puerto Rico. Arecibo is the name of my hometown. I spent there the first 20 years of my life. Most of my family and good friends still live there and I try to go back as much as I can.
As you get older, you learn to appreciate things in a different way. Now when I go back to my hometown and spent time with my family and friends, I experience my time there differently. I love the smell of the sea breeze early in the morning, my mom's coffee and that feeling of ownership because you belong there.
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| In my 20's, back in San Juan, during my college years. |
It wasn't until my mid 30's that I moved permanently to the US, and with that move lots of changes. Climate changes, professional changes, friends changes, family changes, everything was new. And even though changes proved to be challenging and stressful at times, having that young woman who still lives in my brain help me cope with all.
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| In my early 30's playing with my baby Doggie. |
That girl in my brain is optimistic, positive, energetic, fair, compassionate, hard working, funny, audacious, resilient and playful. I like her a lot. She's the one who pushes me to be better, to conquer my fears and to see the glass half full all the time! I'm lucky she stayed with me all these years and I truly hope to have her for many years to come.
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| In my early 40's, celebrating Halloween in Germany. |
I'm incredibly content with my life. I dont feel like I have to prove anything to anybody but myself. I don't feel in a race to be better than anybody because I'm not. I realized that the only way you can feel realized as a person, is learning to love yourself just the way you are. Getting older has many benefits, and for that I'm so grateful.
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| In my late 20's, with my family. |
At my 42's I'm in the best shape of my life, surrounded by wonderful people and at peace with the person I became. I know I have the potential and the skills to reach many new goals, and with time I will get there. I'm not in a rush! There is a time for everything and everything has a time.
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| Celebrating my 42th birthday! |
I'm lucky to have health, a loving husband, my crazy pets and that young girl in her late 20's still living in my brain. That same girl that reminds me every single day to stay FOREVER YOUNG!
Happy Birthday to me! And let's stay Forever Young!
I wanted to share this song, because it has one of the most beautiful lyrics I have heard in a long time. Hopefully you enjoy it as much as I do.
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