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Living in "Our Prime"

I heard someone today saying they miss being in their prime years. I thought about that for moment and found the statement rather funny. I smiled to myself as I realized that I have always thought that I was in my prime years. I honestly think it is all comes down to how you look at your glass, is it half empty or half full?

I can remember thinking as a teenager that I was in my prime. I absolutely loved being able to get my drivers liscense and the freedom that it brought. As a cheerleader at a small close-knit school I could not have been happier. My life was full of great times spent with friends and we were as free as birds ( well except for our curfews..lol)

Then again in my early 20s I can remember thinking I was living in my prime. I met my soul mate, fell in love and got married. As I began this new chapter of my life I was as happy as could be. We were free of responbilities and flew by the seat of our pants. Our days were full of pure joy as we spent our newly married time hiking, traveling and simply being together.

Then in my mid to late 20s I so clearly remember thinking that I was defintely in my prime years. The overwhelming joy that filled my heart as I held each one of my babies for the first time. The days spent holding those precious little ones, rocking them as time simply stood still. Oh those precious slobber filled kisses and gummy smiles..

And now here I am in my early to mid 30s and I find myself with the same thought: these are the prime years of my life. I have been married to my sweet husband for almost 14 years which I still love more than anything. We are older yes, but also wiser (well for the most part..lol)  Motherhood is so awesome and my children are at such a fun age. They are now easier to travel with which opens the doors to so many family adventures. Our lives are full of camping trips, hiking, and visits to Disney World. I am having a great time watching them discover new things. They are learning, growing and developing their own personalities. I can honestly say that I feel like I am living in my prime years.

Don't get me wrong, I am not saying that each of these phases of my life have not come with trials and tribulations. There have been tears, more loss that I could have ever imagained, and many hills I have had to pick myself up to climb. But I think what really makes them all our "prime years" is simply being happy.

Our life can be anything we want it to be. We are all given a clean slate and are free to write the story of our lives. It is completley up to us to determine if it will be a happy or a sad story. We are in charge of our own happiness, it is as simple as that. So I urge you to live each day, each year of your life as if you are in your prime. Do what makes you happy, what makes you smile and have no regrets. Do not look forward and do not look back, live for today. Make a point to focus on the postive and  not the negative. For no matter how old you are or what phase of life you are in my friends, right now you are in your prime!