I turn forty this week. It is a milestone I am eager to embrace. I know, we women are supposed to fight aging with any means possible, but not me. Bring it on!
I spent my twenties in a haze of parties and adventure. Oh the fun I had! I paid for that fun in my thirties. My thirties have been a decade of pain and frustration. After developing Fibromyalgia in my late twenties, I spent most of my thirties a slave to my symptoms.
But that is all changing. It started with this blog, and all the research I do to stay informed and up to date. Knowledge is power I tell you. I am learning more and more that I can feel better, and that there are things I can do to take back a measurable amount of control over my health. These are all resources and tips I have shared with you in the hundred plus posts I have written. I try very hard to practice what I preach, and the more I do, the better I feel.
So bring on forty. Forty is going to be my decade for health and healing, for wealth and wellness. I am ready for forty!
Pardon me while I spend this week celebrating. I have many things I want to share with you – like the great support group meeting I had last week attended by Lynne Matallana of the National Fibromyalgia Association. What a treat that was! But I am not going to be sitting in front of my computer too much this week. Instead I am going to be practicing yoga and meditation, going to lunch with family and friends, getting pedicures with my big sis, and honoring my health as much as possible to prepare for this next decade.
I am so looking forward to what forty will bring, and I am grateful to have this space and all of you to share it with. You are a gift I treasure each day. Thank you for taking the time to read what I write and occasionally leave a comment when the mood strikes. I appreciate you more than you know!
Happy Birthday to me!
Happy Birthday and welcome to the club. Remember your true age is determined by how old you decide to feel (and act) like.
Yes! Happy birthday to you! Your such an inspiration to me. I can relate to the partying in the 20’s! I did’nt get fibro till my 40’s and speaking of that number, I am happy to say that we will both be in our 40’s this week, but for me it won’t be for much longer, I’m heading to 50 next month (its shocking….I still can’t accept it).
Happy Birthday! I hope you have a wonderful, fun and relaxing week. I will be 40 next June and I’m kinda looking forward to it too. I’m determined to make it the best decade of my life (so far) My mom (who may have fibro) said she felt better in her 40’s than at any other time in her life. Maybe that will happen for us too!
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Cheers!
Ted…
Happy 40th birthday! I hope it’s fabulous and as pain free and fatigue free as possible. I love your attitude 🙂
A Fellow Fibro Chick & Twitter-er(1cutechicwitfm)
Happy Birthday! Your blog entry is inspiring! Thank you.
Have a Happy Birthday and an amazing week of celebration/pampering. I’m just getting to know you but I love your energy and I look forward to learning more about you and the FibroHaven bunch.
Hugs,
Jasmine
Welcome to 40 Baby Sis (well tomorrow). I know you will enjoy being 40, I like it. You are wiser that is for sure. We are a YOUNG 40, thanks to Dad and Granny………….
I am proud of you for being such an awesome role model for my kids and many others. Your BLOG has opened many doors for people. You help others who are in pain even when you are suffering and might not feel like doing it. You are the strongest most loving woman I know. Those are traits you got from Granny and Nana. Because of you the world is a better place. You are the one person that WILL make a difference. People will remember you and always say good things about you. I say look at my Baby Sister, that’s right I am so proud to say those words.
You don’t know this but the ringtone I chose for you on my phone is “Wind Beneath My Wings” There is one line that really says what I mean “did you ever know that you’re my hero?”
Did you ever know that you’re my hero,
and everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
’cause you are the wind beneath my wings.
It might have appeared to go unnoticed,
but I’ve got it all here in my heart.
I want you to know I know the truth, of course I know it.
I would be nothing without you.
I LOVE YOU and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE BEST SISTER EVER!!!!
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday!! And congratulations on being in the Top 100 Fibromyalgia Blogs!! So exciting!
Yes, I hope you are having a wonderful birthday. I’m glad your are fearless about your age…that is a beautiful thing. Thank you for being here and sharing. Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday! The best is ahead. I added your blog to my 100 Chronic Illnesses List—roll out in coming days. You have entered the best decade!
I found your blgo whilst searching around.
happy 40th birthday. I’m glad you’re so positive about your 40’s.
unfortunatley turning 40 was when my life went down hill and I develpoed the fibro, but now the wrong side of 45 I’m much happeir and in a reasonable place. I look forward to following your blog.
enjoy your celebrations
So much love! Thanks everyone. You warm my 40 year-old heart. 🙂
I love your website. I am new at all of this but have decided I am done with all this medicine that the docs have pushed on me and do everything I can holistically. I have just begun my journey today and stumbled upon your website and am so glad I did. You seem like an amazing person with an equally amazing sister. My sister and I are very close too. I live in MA and she lives in VA and I miss her something awful but reading your sisters post to you reminded me of my own sister and something she would say. We are mooshy like that too. Anyway thank you for having such an awesome website. I do believe I will be a regular fixture here lol
Thank you Sandi! I appreciate your comment very much. This site has truly been a healing center for me, and I know how blessed I am to have a loving and supportive sister and family.
My best advice for you as you begin your journey, is to do so with patience and self-compassion. I applaud you for your passion to heal, and always say – take baby steps to avoid the painful leaps. I am available for coaching if you could use some extra support. My best to you!