recently acquired perspective

30 isn't the new 20. I actually like being older and the respect - and a little admiration - that comes with being older. The adventure ahead is morphing, and it took me a while to see that, but I'm looking forward to the new kind of adventure. It's no longer a flirtation or about trying new, crazier things all the time or giving all your energy to a cause, and I have no regret. I see the new adventure as an unfurling of something -- emotional, intellectual, with a soul mate, a shaping of an ideal life.