Five Decades on This Planet: Me Now Versus Me In My 20s

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Julie US Writer
3 min readMay 1, 2024

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This day in history, my mom gave birth to me 50 years ago. I was born a few minutes before 6 a.m. Central Standard Time in Wisconsin, USA.

I can’t believe it. As of six hours ago, I have lived for half a century already. Where did all that time go?

I’m assuming that I’m not the only person who feels this way. It probably will take me the remaining years of my life to self-reflect.

In my self-reflection, I hope to inspire some people. First, I will tell you how my thoughts have changed since my 20s.

The number 50, two balloons side by side
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Me In My 50s Versus Me in My 20s (Up to Age 49)

I never thought I would crack jokes about age. Now, it’s been 10 years into — at least — of me finding humor in “getting old.”

Not everything happening to me right now is funny, but true joy comes easier now than it did 25-plus years ago. Also, I still battle…

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Julie US Writer

Julie's face has changed over the years, but her mission is still the same.