Did I Become Who I Was Meant to Be by 40?

After four tumultuous decades, I finally settled into my own skin

Jeremy Helligar
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9 min readOct 19, 2020

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Photos: courtesy of the author

I don’t know if life begins at 40, but I consider it the start of my sane period.

I’m now 51, but despite the occasional crazy interlude, I don’t shudder when I recall who I used to be at 40.

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Jeremy Helligar
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Brother Son Husband Friend Loner Minimalist World Traveler. Author of “Is It True What They Say About Black Men?” and “Storms in Africa” https://rb.gy/3mthoj