What’s Your “Forever” Age?

What is a  “Forever Age”?

Let me explain…

A “Forever Age” is something that I made up.  It’s that age you feel that you are at heart; the age you would choose to be if you had a choice.  It’s that magical year, the one that stands out.

Tomorrow is my birthday, in fact, in some time zones it already is my birthday!

Each year on my birthday, I am amazed that another year has gone by so fast.  How can I possibly be ___ years old?!?  I swear I was just celebrating my 23rd birthday!

23 is my “Forever Age”.

When I turned 23 something changed in me.  It was a really great year/age.  There was some sort of shift when I was 23.  I wasn’t too young (so I thought) and I was really starting to feel like an adult.  An adult that was confidant, responsible(ish) and life was good.  Life was fun, easy and carefree.

These are the things I know now and wish that I had appreciated then.  I wish the 33-year-old me (ugh…I just admitted my real age!) could have told the 23-year-old me to enjoy those days a little more, to not take it all so seriously and that time flies whether or not we are having fun.

I wouldn’t change a thing.  I’d never trade this life (even with the bumps in the road) to be the 23-year-old me again, but I can still feel that 23-year-old inside me.  I am still fun, happy, carefree, full of curiosity and looking forward to many more adventures.

Having a “Forever Age” keeps me young at heart, or so I think.

As I turn 33, I will embrace another year to celebrate.   Maybe 33 will be my new 23!

Do you have a “Forever Age”?  What made that year so special to you?

Tootles,