I am 40 years old.
I’ve lived different lives, had many different experiences. I’ve made terrible decisions and better ones.
Today, I define myself as a candle maker, business owner, and truth teller.
I am 40 years old. As I grow older, I grow more confident in my intuition. My advice to you is to trust it. Trust that feeling and do what it tells you.
I am 40 years old and I still have struggles. But I am getting better at learning what is most important in my life. Raising my son is an act of creativity just as arranging an artful piece on top of a candle.
I am 40 years old and I know today that my friends are incredibly important to my sanity and feeling not alone. I read books with them. They help me. They give me love.
I was gifted with a sister who embraces me, she knows my faults very well and still meets me with humor and laughs at the craziness of it all. What a golden gift she is to me.
I am 40 years old and I have a 7 year old son who loves to drum and loves to make highly sophisticated jokes, he makes me laugh.
I am 40 years old and I have a partner who know how I can become sad and yet he still tries to be present with me.
I am 40 years old and my parents and Nick's parents are still with us.
I am 40 years old and my son has many cousins that are his friends. How lucky is he.
I am 40 years old and I know that meditation, yoga and journaling help me function.
I am 40 years old and I write not because they are genius or life changing words, but because they are mine in this moment.
Nadine! You are a gem. Love you so much.
You are the true golden gift – a calming spirit for me always! Here’s to many more giggles and inside jokes for all the years to come. Love you!