{"id":70265,"date":"2019-08-23T14:31:19","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T13:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flashpacknew.wpengine.com\/?p=70265"},"modified":"2023-07-06T16:10:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T15:10:45","slug":"40s-age-confidence-cameron-diaz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.flashpack.com\/us\/solo\/wellness\/40s-age-confidence-cameron-diaz\/","title":{"rendered":"The one secret delight of life in your 40s"},"content":{"rendered":"

Victor Hugo called it “the old age of youth”. Here’s why being in your 40s is the best \u2013 and it all comes down to inner belief<\/strong><\/p>\n

When you hit your 20s, with that first giddy taste of freedom, you assume you’ve reached your confidence peak. But in fact, the opposite is true. As you travel through life, you realise that what you thought of as self-belief in your younger years was actually all a front.<\/p>\n

Real<\/em> confidence, like a fine wine, takes time and patience to mature. You can’t rush it, anymore than you can swipe a bottle from the cellar before it’s ready and hope that the flavours have somehow come good. And while some experts would say you should “fake it til you make it”, really you must fake it til you become<\/em> it\u00a0 \u2013 refining that inner conviction through age and experience, up to the point when self-belief is second nature.<\/p>\n

So when exactly does that crossover to a steadfast, bone-deep conviction kick in? According to Cameron Diaz, it all happens in your 40s.<\/p>\n

“You know, I think the 40s are the best decade,” the My Best Friend’s Wedding<\/em> star tells InStyle<\/em> magazine in an interview<\/a> this month. “You just get to be real with yourself, and you can also make necessary changes because you have the experience of looking back on four decades. Looking at patterns and seeing what things really work. You get to let go of giving a s\u2013 about anything. You\u2019re done! Don\u2019t care. I really don\u2019t. It\u2019s such a relief.”<\/p>\n

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What a privilege to have this image that my dear friend @jeffdunas has the foresight to start creating nearly 3 decades ago, appear in the Longevity Book. I am so thankful for our longstanding (or sitting) tradition. #thelongevitybook #agingisliving #toageistolive @thebodybook ??????<\/a><\/p>\n

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