The Perks of Being 55

Last year I turned 55, the same number of the 1974 National Speed Limit Law*. I remember when that happened...it was crazy big news in 1974.

Anyway, I'm 55. As in Years Old.
Man, that's weird.

Inside, I often feel waaaay young. I think most of us feel this way, super young and vital and ingenue...until we walk past a large picture window... At the same time I feel 55. Totally 55. In fact, I think I've felt like I was 55 inside for most of my life.
Weird, huh?

I actually think I've felt 55 inside for decades, but I didn't know it until I turned 55. I've been a very responsible person for most of my life and I've been super-adulty since I was twelve years old, the year my parents split up. I mean, really, about the only reason a young person "acts adult" is because their adult person or people aren't doing their jobs. That was me.


And this is me.
I'm 55 and I love it.
It's so much more than AARP and senior discounts. 

• I feel completely and authentically myself now.
  I feel so much more personally powerful than ever before.
• I'm far more trusting of my instincts and ideas.
• I'm healthier than I've been in years.
• I get to be a grandmother.
• I'm married to a gorgeous guy.
  (For 24 years now!)
• I'm participating in volunteer work that I love.
• I love my job.
• I feel no need to apologize for ANYTHING I have chosen.
• Or explain.
• I'm better able to stand up for myself and for my needs.
• I have confidence in my abilities.
• I'm super, super completely happy.

I'm 55 and I love it.

* The National Speed Limit Law was repealed in 1995.

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