Reflections at 40 – Resilience – 8/40
My husband knew I was stressed, depressed and distant, and did what he could to help. But the fact was, I didn’t want help.
Reflections at 40 – Babies – 7/40
Confronted by heaving sobs upon his confirmation, my doctor was bewildered, ‘What’s so awful about being pregnant right now?’
Reflections at 40 – Choices – 6/40
When you’re someone who bases their self-worth on hearing people say, “Wow, you’re amazing” a lot of choices are swept off the table.
Reflections at 40 – Coping – 5/40
Call it ‘diversifying your gold star portfolio’. If you’re performing poorly in one area of your life, no worries, you can ramp up another two. Or ten.
Reflections at 40 – Regret – 4/40
I’m not one for acting or speaking rashly. Which is why, when I look back on the past 40 years, there are only two things I genuinely regret.
Reflections at 40 – Business – 3/40
Every client had different expectations about speed, quality and price. Instead of ascertaining what those expectations were, I made assumptions instead.
Reflections at 40 – Triathlon – 2/40
Improvement is what drove me. People thought I loved being competitive with others. The reality was, the person I’ve always most loved competing with is myself.
Reflections at 40 – School – 1/40
Remember the episode of The Simpsons where the teachers are on strike and Lisa falls to her knees and begs Marge: ‘Grade me, grade me!’. That was me.
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