30 is Not Too Late…

I had this list of things I wanted to do before I hit 30.  I didn’t write it down or anything, I just had a general idea of accomplishments I wanted under my belt by this age.  For the most part, I hit the mark: own a single family home, have a successful career as a manager in a large organization, and have a family.  Yay for me!  I did it!

Then, there are some things I did not accomplish like go to the Philippines, get my MBA at a top-ranking B school, take Glamour Shots…

Image from BuzzFeed: http://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjefferson/12-ways-to-get-the-best-glamour-shot

Glamour Shots – remember that?  My friend recently posted this article on Facebook and I thought it was hilarious.  I missed out on that fad and now they are no longer in business.  I can remember exactly where it was in the mall and longing to have my own Glamour Shots so that I could share them with my friends at school and mail them to my relatives in California.  Never did I get the opportunity, so I joked that this was on my list of “Regrets.”

Anyways, I also wanted to be really good at ONE thing.  I’ve kind of been mediocre across the board and never got a chance to hone in on any particular skill – fitness? cooking? fashion? music?  calculus?  Nah.  I’m just aaaaaight in those areas.

So here comes the mini panic attack:  Uh-oh!  I’m THIRTY and what have I really accomplished?! Look at Justin Bieber – he’s made so much money, has his own fragrance, and traveled the world at such a young age.  It’s too late…

THEN something hit me.  Call me crazy, but I consider myself to be an avid reader, but I’ve never really sat and read the Bible.  The good thing is that God is forgiving (at least that’s what they say) so there’s no foul on my soul for not reading the Bible all this time.  This time, I started reading from Luke and I was shocked by this verse:

Luke 3:23 Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry.

Ah ha! 30 is not too late…Jesus himself didn’t start his ministry until he was 30!  So after reading that, it kind of put my mind at ease that 30 is not too late to do something great or start something that will eventually become great.

For those of you who are approaching 30 (…or 40…or 50…and beyond) it’s never too late to achieve your accomplishments or find new things that inspire you.  There’s still time for me to visit the Philippines one day, go back to school to get my MBA, read the Bible, learn how to sew, bake, swim, or become a world-famous blogger 🙂

Thanks for reading.