Jemma Sbeg

And so if this world was perfectly designed or however you want to think about it, aging is an important part of that because aging is what brings you into the future. Aging is what brings you excitement, brings new surprises. If you were to stay 17 for your whole life, if you were to stay 25 for your whole life, you would never get to experience what it's like to be

And so if this world was perfectly designed or however you want to think about it, aging is an important part of that because aging is what brings you into the future. Aging is what brings you excitement, brings new surprises. If you were to stay 17 for your whole life, if you were to stay 25 for your whole life, you would never get to experience what it's like to be

And so if this world was perfectly designed or however you want to think about it, aging is an important part of that because aging is what brings you into the future. Aging is what brings you excitement, brings new surprises. If you were to stay 17 for your whole life, if you were to stay 25 for your whole life, you would never get to experience what it's like to be

a grandparent, what it's like to be senior in your career, what it's like to own a home that you love, what it's like to gain maturity and perspective, what it's like to feel your frontal lobe develop. That is really how I started to see it. Another way I started to see it in my brain that felt more comfortable is that Age is really just a number and it's so cliche, I know, but it is so true.

a grandparent, what it's like to be senior in your career, what it's like to own a home that you love, what it's like to gain maturity and perspective, what it's like to feel your frontal lobe develop. That is really how I started to see it. Another way I started to see it in my brain that felt more comfortable is that Age is really just a number and it's so cliche, I know, but it is so true.

a grandparent, what it's like to be senior in your career, what it's like to own a home that you love, what it's like to gain maturity and perspective, what it's like to feel your frontal lobe develop. That is really how I started to see it. Another way I started to see it in my brain that felt more comfortable is that Age is really just a number and it's so cliche, I know, but it is so true.

It is so true. And I see this philosophy reflected in so many people that I love and that I know in my life. So a couple weeks ago, I celebrated my grandfather's 90th birthday. Now that man turned 90. He drank more than me. He drank more than any 20, 21 year old. He pulled out like this really nice bottle of port.

It is so true. And I see this philosophy reflected in so many people that I love and that I know in my life. So a couple weeks ago, I celebrated my grandfather's 90th birthday. Now that man turned 90. He drank more than me. He drank more than any 20, 21 year old. He pulled out like this really nice bottle of port.

It is so true. And I see this philosophy reflected in so many people that I love and that I know in my life. So a couple weeks ago, I celebrated my grandfather's 90th birthday. Now that man turned 90. He drank more than me. He drank more than any 20, 21 year old. He pulled out like this really nice bottle of port.

He had this big birthday cake, all of his friends, my sisters who are literally like 18 and I don't know, 17 at this point, genuinely like they left before the night was even over. Like my grandparents were the last to go. We walked home with them all tipsy and drunk.

He had this big birthday cake, all of his friends, my sisters who are literally like 18 and I don't know, 17 at this point, genuinely like they left before the night was even over. Like my grandparents were the last to go. We walked home with them all tipsy and drunk.

He had this big birthday cake, all of his friends, my sisters who are literally like 18 and I don't know, 17 at this point, genuinely like they left before the night was even over. Like my grandparents were the last to go. We walked home with them all tipsy and drunk.

And not only was my grandfather still this, like had this youthful exuberance and really wasn't showing his age, but he also had, you know, the blessing of so many stories that we got to hear. And it made me realize like, you can take your age as a sign of who you need to be. And you need to be this person who becomes more grouchy. You need to be this person who,

And not only was my grandfather still this, like had this youthful exuberance and really wasn't showing his age, but he also had, you know, the blessing of so many stories that we got to hear. And it made me realize like, you can take your age as a sign of who you need to be. And you need to be this person who becomes more grouchy. You need to be this person who,

And not only was my grandfather still this, like had this youthful exuberance and really wasn't showing his age, but he also had, you know, the blessing of so many stories that we got to hear. And it made me realize like, you can take your age as a sign of who you need to be. And you need to be this person who becomes more grouchy. You need to be this person who,

according to society becomes less happy and exudes less joy and finds less pleasure in things but you also have the choice to take your age you know keep it as something that's just on your birth certificate or just on your driver's license and embody the ages that you feel and all the positive parts of that age that you want to bring forward with you

according to society becomes less happy and exudes less joy and finds less pleasure in things but you also have the choice to take your age you know keep it as something that's just on your birth certificate or just on your driver's license and embody the ages that you feel and all the positive parts of that age that you want to bring forward with you

according to society becomes less happy and exudes less joy and finds less pleasure in things but you also have the choice to take your age you know keep it as something that's just on your birth certificate or just on your driver's license and embody the ages that you feel and all the positive parts of that age that you want to bring forward with you

Another reason that birthdays can bring up some negative feelings and some specifically existential feelings comes down to feeling behind when it comes to your life plans. Feeling like you should be further ahead. Feeling like you should be more accomplished. And yet here you are and you look around. Everyone else seems to be doing these amazing things and you're lost and you're behind and

Another reason that birthdays can bring up some negative feelings and some specifically existential feelings comes down to feeling behind when it comes to your life plans. Feeling like you should be further ahead. Feeling like you should be more accomplished. And yet here you are and you look around. Everyone else seems to be doing these amazing things and you're lost and you're behind and