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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The months up to 50 sucked.  Once it came and went, it was a big nothing.  Just get passed the birthday, OP.  [/quote]

This has been my experience also.  Going into a milestone birthday can bring with it a lot of expectations -- our own, society's.... whatever.  By Milestone Birthday, I thought I'd be: at whatever point of success we've held out to ourselves.  But the really odd thing, is that for me, once I got to the next year -- milestone + one, I was able to shed all of that.  It helps to think about what you've accomplished in many levels : not just professionally, but personally.  Maybe you're brave, or nurturing, or curious, or creative, or whatever, and don't often stop to recognize and applaud that.  I know that I have days or even weeks when I feel as though I've accomplished nothing.  But I may have shopped and cooked everyday, or created a welcoming home, or comforted a friend.  I have had to remember that my identity and my accomplishments are not just about jobs or the things that other people notice and acknowledge but the things that I can appreciate as growth.  I hope that that can be true for you as well.  [/quote]

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