BY : JENNIFER HIPWELL Features WELLNESS
As I approach 40 , I have done quite a bit of reflecting and what I have learned is quite simple : I am human .
I know , I know , you ’ re rolling your eyes … how cliche ! But I have only recently come to this epiphany , which is quite unnerving to me … really .
I have loved , lost , succeeded , failed , cried , laughed , infl icted pain , felt guilt , danced on Electric Circus ( wait ... what ?) the list goes on and on and on . Throughout all of my experiences to date and this deeply profound self refl ection , I have summed it all up with one main theme … invest in yourself .
Now I realize that this is a very broad , ‘ touchy / feely ’’ type of message to deliver and it ’ s certainly not the fi rst time any of us has heard it . I urge you to pay it some serious attention because I tell you , it is life-changing . I started asking myself questions : What do I love to do ? If I had more free time , what would I do ? If could change anything about my life , what would I change ?
Now I ’ m not going to tell you to quit your job tomorrow and go eat pizza in Rome for six months or adopt 23 puppies from the local SPCA in a desperate attempt to change the world one three-legged dog at a time . What I will tell you about is my journey and how I learned to invest in myself and the various ways it has impacted me physically , mentally and emotionally .
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