article_snippet: But today turning 40, is no longer a harbinger of middle age but for many it's just another phase of our ever extending youth with all the anxieties of opportunities not taken and plans left undone.
article_snippet: I don't like the idea of getting older
article_snippet: When I was a teen, when someone turned 40 I considered them very much past it and on the verge of old age.
article_snippet: In fact, in a way, life begins at 40.
article_snippet: My dad recently told me that 60 is the new 40, so 40 must be the new 20.
article_snippet: "Oh please no, I haven't got the energy to live my 20s again!"
article_snippet: But as my sensible grandma said to grandma "darling, the alternative to turning 40 is much worse so just get on with the alternative to turning 40.
article_snippet: Most of my friends have already turned 40 and I've noticed the trend to throw parties as big as weddings in a giant celebration of yourself. '