Hi!
After writing a letter to the 3 year old me, I thought its only right to write a letter to the future me – when we are in our 40s.
I don’t mean to give you a to-do-list of what I want when we are 40. But I do think it’s important that I remind us of what’s important to ensure that we never ever lose faith for all that we believe in and all the good that we want to achieve in life.
At 40, I hope that you have taken 1 year off to travel the world. If not, then you’re probably slogging on a 9-5 job that you don’t really enjoy doing. Your self esteem might be wearing thin because you never got to fulfill what we set ourselves to accomplish. If that’s the case, (assuming you have at least a 5 figure(in USD) in your savings account) then you should drop whatever you are doing, quit your job and hop on to the plane and head over to India. It might be daunting at first, but trust me, just do it. The universe will take care of everything. Have faith. Remember when you were 35, we have already started making plans for this big day to come.
At 40, if you have fulfilled the 1 year around the world trip, then good for us! Thank you for making our dreams come true 🙂 And here’s what I hope we would achieve and become in our 40s.
me at 35
When we are in our 40s, mom and dad would be in their 70s. I am pretty sure that they would still be around. And I hope that you are spending more time with them. If you still don’t have a car, for Christ sake, get one! So that we can visit them whenever we feel like it.
I hope that in our 40s, we’ll finally find our soul mate. It’s ok if he has not appear. Just promise me that you will not settle for just any men. Find a man whom you love dearly, a man who worship you and think the world of you. A man who shares the same dream and aspiration as you do. If he doesn’t appear, that’s fine too. Just make sure you have lots of money in your bank account, hop on a plane and head over to Italy.
I want us to be able to live comfortably when we are in our 40s. I want to have sustainable income not from 9-5 jobs, but from projects that we are really passionate about and that would give us steady stream of income. Something to do with writing perhaps. So I promise me that I will start now and I will work very hard to achieve that goal. You just make sure that you don’t splurge all the money on ridiculously expensive designer shoes/bags/clothing that we don’t need.
At our 40s, if we still have the means to put on the 4 inch heels and mini skirts, by all means just wear it. Don’t let age define what we should or should not wear. Wear whatever that makes us happy, with class and style 🙂 And in order to still look fabulous in our 40s, I promise me that I am going to exercise with at least 3 hour of Callanetics a week.
We have such a big heart and there is always a part of us that wants to give our all unconditionally to the world. I hope by 40, we will feel complete – spiritually, mentally and physically. And thus enable us to give back to the world in any way possible.
I love you Karen, in our 40s, no matter how we have become. Remember that life is all about learning and un-learning experiences. Have faith, be brave. That’s all we need to have.
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