My current age is 44 - right in the middle. I'm grateful that I have lived long enough that I have some perspective. When I go through a hard circumstance, I know better how to hold on and that it won't last forever. When I go through a great time, I know better to appreciate because it won't last forever. (Still working on both of these for sure, but better at it than I was back in early adulthood.) Meanwhile, I'm still young enough to get to enjoy my kids at home, my body in good health, and most of my loved ones still with me. I appreciate that I'm old enough that my life has taken much of its shape as far as career, family, hometown; but there are still (God willing) many more years ahead for surprises, for twists and turns in all of this. There are things that are very challenging about middle age for sure, so it's great to be prompted to take a moment and think about all the good things in this age range.
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