MrCastle Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I figure this will vary depending on the individual but I just want to get a feel for when you think you are, or were, at the peak of your life. This is not just about physical health, but a moment in time where you felt everything clicked. You were in the best shape of your life, you had your life in order, you had the perfect level of maturity and wisdom, etc. Right now I'm 25 and I feel like, for a lot of people, that's their prime. I think mentally I have a great level of self awareness, understanding, and overall maturity, but at the same time, I'm not in the best physical shape I can be in. I'm skinny, but still out of shape. I'm thinking of doing cardio or something to improve my stamina and whatnot. I'm also not developed career wise/financially yet. I just feel like, my best years are soon to come. I'm not sure if that's in the norm? I just feel like, maybe early 30s will be my prime? Anyone in their 30s or older and can cosign that statement? I definitely don't feel like I'm in the prime of my life, I think a lot of aspects of myself can be much better. I just don't want to feel like I missed the primes years and it's all downhill from here. I like to think even though I've been alive for a quarter of a century, I still have not yet truly lived. And also, how long do you think your prime lasts? 5 years? 10 years? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
OpenBook Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 For me, the pinnacle of my prime was 39-41. That's when everything clicked at once - career, love, physical shape, self-esteem. Very seldom has it fired on all cylinders like that. (It did before, briefly, at 20 - but I was barely an adult then, so I wonder if that even counts.) 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Crusoe Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 My twenties. Did, saw and achieved more in that decade than many will in a lifetime. Since then it's been a long gradual slide into routine, mediocrity, ailing body parts, teaching instead of playing, talking instead of doing, and accepting you'll never again be what you once were. As far as I concerned getting older sucks, but I'm damned glad I never wasted my youth. Early thirties could well be your time, MrCastle, but don't hang about, and make the most of it while it lasts. For all of us there comes a point where your body and mind turn traitor and say "f*ck you". 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Author MrCastle Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 I'm damned glad I never wasted my youth.. That's what I'm afraid of. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
todreaminblue Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 When the high council chooses it like in the case of optimus. yay transformers....more than meets the eye.....that theme song stuck in my head for about a decade........ i have not hit my optimus...i mean prime yet...its coming.....deb 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Crusoe Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 That's what I'm afraid of. Then get busy, old boy. You're 25, it's a great age to be and you've got the world at your feet. Make hay while the sun shines. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Forever Learning Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 For me, 43 is my prime. When I turn 44 this year, then 44 will be my prime. My prime is ongoing and never ending. Seriously! Make it be so for you too. You are the master of your destiny. 9 Link to post Share on other sites
anne1707 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 For me, 43 is my prime. When I turn 44 this year, then 44 will be my prime. My prime is ongoing and never ending. Seriously! Make it be so for you too. You are the master of your destiny. Totally agree (and I have a few more years on you ) The key is to never stop learning, never stop trying, never think you are too old, never think "I can't do that, I'm too old",..... 4 Link to post Share on other sites
sweetkiwi Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Dunno. I hope my sexual prime is soon. And that I have a good man to get busy with. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
CarrieT Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 For me, 43 is my prime. When I turn 44 this year, then 44 will be my prime. My prime is ongoing and never ending. Seriously! Make it be so for you too. You are the master of your destiny. ^^^ THIS ^^^ In my 20s, I thought I was in my prime. Then, in my 30s, I realized how little I knew in my 20s and how much better the sex got. When I hit my 40s, I discovered so much more and had a lot more fun and adventure and knew I was in my prime then. Now I am coming up on my 50s and can't believe how ignorant I was all those preceding decades... THIS IS MY PRIME. :laugh: 8 Link to post Share on other sites
Feelin Frisky Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Post teen years age 31-33 was the best shape for me. Actually my strongest was at 40-45. I wasn't as thin as I was at 31 but I worked the gym big time and wore a lot of muscle shirts. I swam, hiked, lifted, used a home juice machine. I was in excellent health and shape. Weight and neurological problems in my foot and back have been dogging me in recent years. I don't feel much less sexual than my teen years though. Link to post Share on other sites
Anela Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I felt my best 28-33, and I felt okay at 34. My self-esteem got a real kicking a few years ago, and I feel okay today (as in: today: Saturday), but stress and ill-health has taken a toll on me physically and emotionally. So now I have good days and bad, and I'm 37 - dreading 38 in April, but I'm wishing I hadn't felt so awful about myself during the second half of my 34th year (and onwards), so I'm just trying to enjoy myself when I can. I need to spend more time around ladies like those who commented above! My charming sister yelled at me more than once last year, that I was an ugly, jealous old shrew with no future - she thought I was jealous of her (rather than taking in the truth about a situation). It's jarring when someone close to you says things like that, and then you get wolf-whistles and blown kisses from young guys in fancy cars, out on a Saturday night. And then you're told that someone was checking you out (I hadn't even noticed). I know someone who was just gorgeous at 39. she says she was at her best at that age. Link to post Share on other sites
EasyHeart Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Tomorrow. yw 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bito Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I have spent the last two years contemplating all facets of life and working hard to improve myself and to stray away from my lazy and pointless adolescence. I beat cancer this year after 6 months of gruling chemo and countless medical procedcures. I have worked tirelessly in an atempt to transcend my ego. I have made tremendious strides. I have discoverd my passion and am excited to wake up everyday. Now turning 23, I feel as though great things are soon to come and i am excited for the future. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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