I’m already 37 years old. Technically I’m fast approaching the dreaded “middle aged” phase of life.
And I wonder….
Is it too late for me to be extraordinary?
I have this idea in my head that most people don’t grow up expecting to be run-of-the-mill. Don’t we all think, at some level deep down, that we’re meant for something major? All my life I have felt it, but I’ve never done enough about it. It’s like I keep waiting for something, as if some mystic bus will come and pick me up and take me to my new and improved reality.
In the meantime, I’m ordinary. And I hate it. I want the life I’ve always hoped for.
So, is it too late?
1 Comment
January 30, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Amanda,
I haven’t known you long, but it doesn’t take knowing you very long to know just how -extraordinary- you already are! Sometimes , we have a very distorted view of ourselves..of our lives,and what they mean. It’s as though we see ourselves through one of those “fun house” mirrors.. everything is just.. out of perspective.
The Amanda I see, know,and love already, is an -incredible- woman, with an incredibly wide-open heart, a woman with infinite potential… and a woman whose life is unfolding before her.
Sometimes we miss so much in our lives, because we lose sight of the simple things in life because we focus on the “something major”. Strive for what you dream, and know that it’s never too late.. but remember that your destiny may rest in the simple acts that you do in your here and now. Look for those smaller opportunities- you never know when they might actually be the beginning of something wonderful.. and embrace the here and now, as well as looking to the future.
God -can- , -will- and -is- using you, even now, as we speak.
Love you, girl!
Dee