The joys of being middle-aged

The Joy of Being Middle-Aged

Written by: Ala Diab

Number of pages: 159

Book size: 24 x 17

My forties seemed advanced when I was in my twenties. Not grandmotherly, but definitely not young. I've always thought that people who turn 40 should feel a little sad about reaching this stage of life. I had no idea that most of them felt the same way I did inside my twenty-year-old head, only better, wiser, and more confident. I had no way of knowing that most of them wouldn't want to go back to their twenties even if I paid them, and that they actually love being in their forties. I never knew how beautiful and peaceful growing older could be. You simply stop caring about things that don't matter. And most things don't matter very much.