Today's post is inspired by a magazine article I read this weekend in the New Yorker. Before you think I am a culture junkie who keeps up with the latest- let me confess that this is a September issue put in my mailbox by my neighbor (who is probably a culture junkie). The article was about a 14 year old girl who started a fashion blog about three years ago and it is very successful. The blog is called style rookie and it is charming.
What I liked about the article is that it reminded me of that passion you experience in your youth. You know, when you are introduced to new ideas that open up a whole new world to you. Do you remember when you read "Catcher in the Rye" for the first time? Or when you just got really interested in something and spent hours doing it. This article about this young woman reminded me of that excitement to absorb what life has to offer; to soak it up.
So my question is: can a 40 year old capture that experience again? I have had an epiphany recently that may help. I don't remember anything I read. I have forced myself to read great literature, serious biographies and political science books in the past and damned if my attempt to be a smarter person keeps failing. However, I am turning lemons into lemonade. Since there is no chance to impress anyone with my store of knowledge, I am free to read what I truly enjoy. I am thinking this could be the answer. By listening to my heart and not my head, maybe just maybe I can be a 40 year old teenager. (OK I know I am romanticizing- truth is I hated being a teenage the first time around- but maybe it will work out better this time).
Here is the young blogger, Tavi Gevinson.
She looks pretty serious, but her enthusiasm is lively and youthful.
Being young and fanciful and exuberant at 40 is the ONLY way to be.:-) We are never too old to experience,savor, and share true delight. xo
ReplyDeleteYes, but it's hard to capture that exuberance isn't it? Any tips?
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