Starting A New Creative Life At Age 40 by Alexis Kirke

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[Powermoves]

41 and I’m just getting it. Wasted years living for the moment and now ready to change my ways and better my life. (New habits)

[edunlap]

1) Have an honest assessment of yourself.

2) Create new habits. Start small or else you'll give up too easily. Small habits are better than none.

[amy]

I’m 39 this year. When I was 16 I wrote a list. Travel in camper around Australia, Volunteer in India for Mother Teresa, go to Nepal, Paris, Timor Leste, Borneo, live in the outback, get a degree, marry a woman, work with First Nations Communities & in Disability Arts, start an NGO, buy a VW, buy a house & get a holiday cabin. Guess what? I did it ALL and I am miserable. I left home at 17 years old & met my partner at 24 years old. I’ve had a sexless & childless marriage for 14 years & the pandemic led me to a breakdown. The thing is what is “success”? True contentment is being able to be held, seen, accepted & loved. I came from a fucked up family so I had ALOT to prove but external praise doesn’t ever fill your love tank, neither does achieving societal expectations. I’m starting to understand that purpose, honesty & true acceptance is MORE important than anything else.

Edit: I’ve just applied for a job in a remote town in the desert (my preferred place) & hope to start again. Fingers crossed 🤞🏽

[jimtors]

Surrender. Let go of your ego. Stop beating yourself up about your life not being how you thought it would be but let your creativitity make up for everything. Let your creativity take over your life.

[Rammbock]

This is a very good video. People born around 1980 are 40 today. Many of them grew up with Boomer parents and a school system that prepared them for adulthood in the 1980s, not 2010. Then the world rapidly changed, and then it changed even more rapidly. All of a sudden, you're 40 and your world has vanished. Things that would have earned you respect, maybe a job, don't anymore. It didn't take you to become an old man for your world to be gone, 40 is enough today. And now? Disorientation, depression, lack of meaning. The battles you prepared for aren't lost. They have become meaningless, they evaporated because nobody cares anymore. You lived to become a great writer, and when you're finally ready, the world stops reading within 5 years.

The guy is right, I don't have the solution myself. I'm seeing many people my age have the same problem. Life hasn't gone as planned (if there ever was a clear plan) and now we're too old to feel the fire. Cynicism, sometimes even indifference. It is extremely difficult not to become resentful. Understanding your mistakes is one thing, surrendering your ego another. Ultimately, your old you will be broken. That's the price.

[lionface]

I'm 43..lost my income in America. Moved to west Africa starting over. Light at the end of the tunnel.

[mjbartending]

I've restarted three times now. One was dropping out of uni and working in retail (mid to late 20s). It taught me client and management skills, plus I chose a store and product I really liked. Then I went from retail to hospitality (early 30s) where I learned food and beverage skills, meeting lots of cultures and again choosing something I liked and also working partially self employed. Now, late 30s and turning 40 in december 2024, I am a part time bartender, part time self employed teacher, tour guide and also back in uni as a student. Every time people asked me whether it was unsafe to leave my established base behind, but when you follow your need for growth, your own insterests and invest in learning, carrying the setbacks where they come, its the best thing, like shedding your skin and being reborn time and time again. If you haven't found a passion or talent to pursue, invest time time that. That's my advice.

[Wall-ID]

Just finishing my first documentary at 46, this give me courage to not give up. Thx.

[MaryJane-ztpn]

Just turned 42 and I’ve never accomplished anything. I just survived, with jobs mostly in the service industry. I feel so stuck and hopeless, I honestly wonder how I can keep going forward. Never faced my mental health issues brought about by a traumatic childhood, and those issues only get worse and grow. Can’t find a partner now as I’m too old to be considered datable, harder to find a job and keep one as my patience and also my body are failing. This is how people downslide, they lose options and give up. How do you find the real motivation?

[lunang]

I wish the world would cancel the obsession about age. That just put a limit to yourself and your ability

[roytating]

Depression sucks but in my case, I realized it all boils down to detrimental beliefs made because of bad experiences, thinking of what could be or could've been. Realizing that letting go of stuff that are beyond my control proves to be best decision I've ever made. In short, I learned to how not to give a F...

[almondviloriatattoo]

Just began my 40 now.. and my childhood to the fullest just ended. I’ll think I’m starting to go on my new life to the right direction, work here in Abroad and start a better future. And Live with a Peace of Mind is more than everything. Life goes on keep fighting🙏

[DWBJosh]

I just turned 40 may 8th and that night I sat and had a real hard look at my life and the things I could and should have done better. I’ve been married for damn near 10 years and have 3 kids, 1 is special needs, and I literally have nothing. A couple cars and a mobile home ( trailer not rv ) that I’m purchasing and that’s it. I’m not happy, I know my wife isn’t happy and will probably divorce me within the next 6-months if things don’t get better. But I suffer from extremely low testosterone. Like normal man my age is in the 400-1000 range and my level is 64…… the dr looked at me when she read that and said she is absolutely shocked I hadn’t tried to commit Suicide…. So I need to get that and my depression takin care of and get a fucking life!!!

[lanreliadi]

Am 43 this year, the Truth is, I can't even point at my life Have been fighting this, just need a serious help cause. I know am not lazy

[juanpack]

I'm going 41 this year but still wandering...

[Mr_tickets]

Turning 40 has been a hard one, I am still in shock now as for some reason it has made me question everything about myself and my achievements. I have done ok but for some reason it’s never quite enough and the pressures of so many people relying on you has taken its toll over the last 10 years of hard work starting a business. I’m sure I was happy once and I’m doing everything I can to try re set and edit my life but I haven’t quite found that yet. I enjoyed the video but I need t0 hear more advice on how to be happy

[BlackAdam]

Turned 40 a couple of days ago.

The depression has been very real.

[bennybenny]

I'm 28 and restarting my life, made some very poor choices with a total disregard for the future, but I'ts time to stop.

[florenciafigueroa]

The age don't matter . I don't understand why people think to get old is to turn off your happiness..you can work and take care of your kids and after hours be silly and laugh with your partner. Is easy to say we are tired but when it comes to our kids we pull trough it. So why not pull trough special moments with your partner and be silly as you can be...is all about where you focus your energy on. Btw you can still grow as a person while being happy

[iggswanna]

im 38 and im fucked. my dream aspiration provides me no money, and society seems to tell me the only way i dont have to live under a bridge is to work in something i hate. and i refuse now. enought of a wasted life for bosses that dont care