Week 225 - My three tips to be happy after 40 years of age

To start talking about this topic, being a person under 40 years old, my answer would be based on the experience of living closely with a person of that age, and I think there is no better example than one of our parents.

For me the search for happiness should never end, we should always try to set ourselves some motivation or short goal to continue with the desire to enjoy life. For me that would be my first piece of advice, that even when you think that because you are of a certain age you can no longer do some things, never stop searching and fighting for what fills us with satisfaction, even if this goes against what others think, if you want to start in the world of cooking, if you want to start a routine in the gym, if you want to resume your studies or any particular subject that catches your attention, never stop trying because age is in the mind and not in our physique when we want to stay active and productive.

This last point for me would be the second piece of advice, not to stop keeping ourselves useful and productive either from a formal or independent work, because otherwise, so much free time, the idleness and not believing ourselves useful that does not contribute anything or anyone in life, would lead us to a path of bitterness, and this is not what we want for our happiness at that age. Maybe we should look for something we are passionate about, it really motivates us a lot, sometimes because we are tired of the routine, looking for our own way would also help us to feel good about ourselves.

Finally I would say to take a break from time to time, take a vacation, be in contact with nature or that place you want to go, independent of the place, spend it with close friends, your partner or family, that would be my best advice, be close to family and those people who love us and support us to continue fighting for what we dream without judging or pressuring us, because we all have our time to do things and this age should not limit us to do what we like.