Comments on: Thoughts on the Big 5-0 http://www.midlifesatrip.com/thoughts-on-the-big-5-0/ Enjoy the Ride Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:10:46 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Karen http://www.midlifesatrip.com/thoughts-on-the-big-5-0/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Karen Wed, 28 May 2008 22:45:22 +0000 http://www.midlifesatrip.com/?p=263#comment-222 Nadene--what a beautiful story of how your big 5-0 birthday evolved. I love your powerful request to your father and brother . And then 100 people who love you join your celebration! Incredible. And what a perfect gift for the rest of your life -- freedom. Thanks for commenting. It's inspirational. Karen Nadene–what a beautiful story of how your big 5-0 birthday evolved. I love your powerful request to your father and brother . And then 100 people who love you join your celebration! Incredible. And what a perfect gift for the rest of your life — freedom. Thanks for commenting. It’s inspirational. Karen

]]> By: Nadene http://www.midlifesatrip.com/thoughts-on-the-big-5-0/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Nadene Wed, 28 May 2008 18:58:03 +0000 http://www.midlifesatrip.com/?p=263#comment-221 In February, I turned 50 and had my FIRST birthday party. The year before when I turned 49, I politely informed my brother and my father that they were going to give me a 50th birthday party. With absolutely no hesitation, they agreed. Over 100 people showed up to celebrate this milestone with me. A relative made the comment that he didn't think that I knew that many people. Well I know more people but the people who came to the party are the people that I wanted to spend an evening celebrating with. For my birthday, I gave myself one gift - freedom. Freedom to explore why God put me on this earth; Freedom to walk in my God-given purpose without fear; Freedom to love unconditionally; Freedom to be tender and not so tough (because at this age I don't have to be tough); Freedom to show compassion; Freedom to grow in knowledge and experience. I could go on and on but to sum it all up, I gave myself the Freedom to accept God's will for my life. What a joy it has been! It hasn't been easy but it certainly has been a joy. The next 50 years will be the best years of my life - probably because I don't remember much of the previous 49 years. Just kidding. My life has been, and will continue to be a life of growth and joy. In February, I turned 50 and had my FIRST birthday party. The year before when I turned 49, I politely informed my brother and my father that they were going to give me a 50th birthday party. With absolutely no hesitation, they agreed.

Over 100 people showed up to celebrate this milestone with me. A relative made the comment that he didn’t think that I knew that many people. Well I know more people but the people who came to the party are the people that I wanted to spend an evening celebrating with.

For my birthday, I gave myself one gift – freedom. Freedom to explore why God put me on this earth; Freedom to walk in my God-given purpose without fear; Freedom to love unconditionally; Freedom to be tender and not so tough (because at this age I don’t have to be tough); Freedom to show compassion; Freedom to grow in knowledge and experience. I could go on and on but to sum it all up, I gave myself the Freedom to accept God’s will for my life.

What a joy it has been! It hasn’t been easy but it certainly has been a joy. The next 50 years will be the best years of my life – probably because I don’t remember much of the previous 49 years. Just kidding. My life has been, and will continue to be a life of growth and joy.

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