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šJust so cringe...
Last night my teenage daughter told me, āMom, youāre such a Millennial.ā
This was the conversation that followed:
Me: āIām not even a Millennial. I was born in 1978. That makes me GenX. I identify as GenXā
Daughter: āWell you still act like a Millennial.ā
Me: āWhat does that even mean? What does a Millennial act like?ā
Daughter: āYouāre just so cringe.ā
Oh, teenagers.
So in case youāre wondering, some of the ācringeā things that we āMillennialsā do include:
Taking photos in portrait mode.
Using emojis in our text messages (especially the š emoji)
Trying to be funny, especially with pop culture references
Wearing skinny jeans
Being obsessed with Harry Potter or the Office
Using Millennial slang, such as YOLO
Wearing invisible socks with your sneakers
And by the way, itās also cringe for Millennials to talk about being cringe, which basically makes this entire email Iām writing beyond cringe (and also why I was not allowed to mention said daughter by name).
But hereās the thing about reaching a certain ageā¦
Who cares if weāre cringe?
Because whatever generation I officially belong to, thereās no hiding the fact that I have fully entered what I am affectionately referring to as my Midlife Era.
(See what I did there with the pop culture Taylor Swift reference? So cringe.)
Itās when your kids start growing up and leaving the nest.
When your hormones start changing, and you get to experience hot flashes and other equally fun symptoms of perimenopause.
When your favorite songs from the 90ās are now available on the āClassic Rockā station.
But also when youāre finally old enough to stop taking yourself too seriously, and to stop giving a crap what other people think, because after raising teenagers youāve learned how to develop a very thick skin. š
In fact, Iād dare say that my favorite thing about being in my 40ās is that Iām finally beyond actually caring what other people think of me.
Yep, I kinda LOVE this phase of life.
Because itās also a new beginning.
A time where you get to start thinking about what you actually want for this second half of your life. The half where you might not be cool, but at least you have your š© together.
Where YOU get to decideā¦
What do you want to do?
Where do you want to go?
Who do you want to be?
Because despite what Gen Z thinks about you, your life is far from over.
George Orwell once wrote, āeach generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.ā Along those same lines, Charles M. Schulz, wisely noted that āif I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.
In other words? Weāre only just getting started.
And so, my challenge for you this week, if you havenāt taken the time to ask yourself some of those big questions lately, is to do that. Spend a little time reflecting on what you actually want from this next phase of your life. If it helps, go through my free Self-Discovery Workbook to guide you through the process.
But make this YOUR best era yet.
Then hit reply to this email and let me know all about it!
Live with purpose, friend, and have an amazing week!
xoxo, Ruth
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