I MARRIED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT 60
I think if it gets any better than this, I would have to call earth heaven.
By Dr. Cindy Trimm-Tomlinson
Many people ask if I had put off marriage intentionally—or if I never intended to marry, but then perhaps I changed my mind. In truth, I always wanted to be married. I grew up in abject poverty and as a child, I loved reading—Cinderella was my favorite. I loved the idea of the fairy tale couple.
I actually thought I would have been married by thirty, however, thirty came and went and by fifty-eight, I was still unmarried. But, I always believed I was marriage material, and never considered otherwise.
I am a big proponent of vision and vision boards. I write my vision for my life in twenty-year time frames.
After the first twenty years past, I had accomplished everything on that particular vision except marriage. I was successful professionally and secure financially; amongst many achievements, I have served as a senator in Bermuda and built a successful business as a strategist. So, I rolled that goal over onto my next twenty-year vision. And two years into the next time frame, in 2017, my proverbial "Prince Charming" appeared...
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