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  • 40 before 40 – Part IV

    ‘Forty till I die’ is the new mantra these days. Afterall we are past our learnings in career, relationship and child rearing by now, so seems this is the gorgeous ‘be yourself, be free’ decade to live life queen size. So here is the last in the series of what every woman should aim to get under her belt before turning 40!

    Set soft guardrails : Don’t be a doormat. Set reasonable boundaries to secure your energies. Be soft yet intentional about spending your time wisely.

    Find your comfort food : A family dish, a neighbourhood meal – whatever is your pick, keep it handy and accessible. Afterall a known pallete can lift moods just like that.

    Balance it out : You don’t have to be prim and perfect all the time. Allow yourself to be human and have your days – both glamorous and homebody. Maturity is behaving the same externally irrespective of your internal mood chart.

    Stay informed : Needless to say, it’s an era of information overload. So it’s hard to miss the buzz – social, political, economical unless you have been living under a rock. A fair awareness of the pulse helps you formulate opinions when required.

    Forgive & forget : Be kind. Start with yourself first. Others come next. Afterall life is too short to keep scores and even them out.

    Delegate and doze off : Learn to outsource, offload and organize your time better. Make peace with quality of work and don’t bother micro-managing the new task owner. Whether at work or home, reward yourself with bytes of free time this way.

    Art of critique : It takes practise to give feedback without hurting. Yet your wise words should be action-worthy or they sound hollow. Perfect this interpersonal skill to manevour life more smoothly.

    Explore a new genre : Come on, you arent too old to try a new form. Whether it’s dance, music, cinema or or art, step out of the comfort zone. Give a new genre an honest shot and you may end up being a fan yourself!

    Embrace aging with grace : The greys, wrinkles, fine lines or whatever signs of aging you are showing up – it makes you you. Lap them up with grace and charm. Lady you are worth all the years you have lived so why hide behind young veils!

    Plan special days : & don’t wait for anyone to do it for you. Cos by now you have perfected the art of planning for others so time to shower yourself with love too. Take the pressure off others and dwell in the memories made!

  • BC or AD?

    What is that incident, awakening or dawn of thought that turned the course of your life? Not necessarily an external incident but how you reacted and dealt with it. Have you already had that life changing moment? The one which defines your life as before and after. Maybe a single point in time or a string of situations which echo significance over everything else that happend in life thus far.

    A new dawn

    That phase which shaped you into the functioning adult you are today. Drawing the line of emotional adulthood , psychological sunrise and spiritual growth. Or it could be that period of life where you (re)discovered yourself, gained exponential growth or overcame your darkest demons.

    Maybe you found answers for the questions lingering unanswered, the tough ones always pushed down the list, sent to the back of the pile as they may open a pandora’s box. And sometimes even unseemingly, commonly insignificant choices could be life altering – how we choose to spend our time, what is a priority over the pile of tasks, a reconnection with a lost friend or an insight into how another cohort functions.

    Life is growth – steady drumbeat of gaining experiences, knowledge and accumulating memories. Find your inflection point, don’t chase it just enjoy the ride uphill!