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Fabulously Flowing into Forty by Stacy D. Wilson
If a year ago you would have mentioned to me that I would be living the divine life in China, at the onset of turning 40, I probably would’ve thought you were sipping on that purple drank. Don’t get me wrong,
He is the ultimate gift giver. He is plenty
party of forming my life around mini-
resourceful in how the gift comes to frui-
vans, buying property and life insurance
tion and He beautifully proved this to be
policies? Was Mr. Right For Me just a
true, on my 40th birthday.
childish creation like Santa Claus and the
Easter Bunny? What about the wrinkles,
I always longed for the opportunity to experience new people, languages, and cultures while getting “paid” to do it. It’s just that, this dream that I had planted in Universe was supercalifragilisicepialidocious. So big in fact, I half heartedly thought it might be ridiculous or impossible.
With excitement and a dash of
nervousness, I was painstakingly looking
grey hair or even the mysterious morn-
forward to my coming of age day. My
ing aches and pains? Are they going to
excitement stemmed from learning,
move in on me like an out of town rela-
the direct relation to 40 and the fulfill-
tive looking to start a new life? But the
ment of promises. Rain fell on Noah’s
real looming question was in reference
Ark for 40 days and nights. The Israelites
to the battery on my biological clock.
wandered in the desert for 40 years
Was it getting tarnished, undependable
before finding the “Promise Land”. Also,
and nearing retirement?
Jesus’ remaining on Earth 40 days after
All daunting questions to ponder, but
his resurrection. Trust me, I did the math,
nevertheless, landing into the new terri-
hoping I would focus on the plethora of
tory of 40 was inevitable. But thankfully,
pluses of turning 40.
I had a new relationship that might help
It’s so interesting how quickly one can
to cushion my descent. The series of
put God in a box, limiting his power
ing fabulous and youthful, the minuses
conversations he initiated about the part
and greatness when in fact one of his
raised by my turning of age, kept creep-
he would play on my big day, helped to
many remarkable characteristics is that
ing into the equation... Am I tardy for the
distract me from my perceived anxieties
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