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Quote by Mark1964swindon
Hello people, was just wondering how you all feel about either being 40 or approaching 40 as i achieve this milestone in two weeks time, is there anything you can suggest for me to prepare myself for this, until recently this didn't worry me but have come to realise i am moving into the new age bracket & can no longer reply to adverts with looking for under 40's lol![]()
Mark
Quote by steve-shireen
Shireen turned 40 last year and really......Apart from a slightly increased level of senility....Oh and an increased libido...
Nothing is really any different...
Quote by gurl
Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’Swinging Heaven'
Wear Sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, Sunscreen would be it.
The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience…
I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh never mind... you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.
But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked….
You are not as fat as you imagine.
Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum.
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday that scares you
Sing
Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts,....don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss
Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind...the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults....if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives,
some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t.
Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.
Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t.
Maybe you’ll have children,maybe you won’t,
Maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s.
Enjoy your body,
Use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own..
Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings... they are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on.
Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard.
Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths...
Prices will rise,
Politicians will philander,
You too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize that when you were young...
Prices were reasonable,
Politicians were noble
And children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don’t expect anyone else to support you.
Maybe you have a trust fund...
Maybe you have a wealthy spouse.
But you never know when either one might run out.
Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it.
Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen
Quote by mal609
40 is great. You get more relaxed about life.
You don't worry anymore about keeping up with the joneses.
You don't sweat the small stuff - just let it pass you by.
You don't need to compete with boyracers - you already know better.
Been there, seen that, done it, bought the T-shirt. You don't need to impress anyone - but others will be impressed by you.
And most of all, you have a damn sight more fun than you ever had !!![]()
Mal
Somewhere between 40 and 12!