I never asked Nora Ephron's permission to be her mentee, but I consider her my mentor, even though we've never met and she's no longer alive, God rest her hilarious witty soul. Hearing what she wishes she did and didn't do in her 20s really inspires me. Namely, she wished she wasn't so hard on herself and her body when she was in her 20s, and she wished she appreciated her body when she was younger. So I try to to appreciate who I am and what I have now, so I don't regret it later! Who in your life has inspired you to age gracefully and fearlessly? I want to know! I put together a list of "30 before 30" on the blog - it's a REALLY fun exercise to do, you put together a list of "bucket list" things you want to do before a certain age. I see it done for all ages (40 before 40, 50 before 50, I don't see many 5 before 5, but I guess 5 year olds aren't the go-getters we are). As I look over my list, I am so happily surprised to see I've done most of the items I wanted to do in my 20s! I've seen the Northern Lights, I've travelled the 7 continents, I've sold a screenplay... but there are 2 things I haven't done yet (and I only have 30 days left to do them!). 4. Roast a whole chicken 30. Write a book | |
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