What excites me the most about life is our ability, as human beings, to learn, grow and evolve. In fact, I truly believe our mission in life is to strive to become the best possible version of ourselves. Each day we are blessed with a brand new opportunity to start afresh. It’s when we bring along only the best and most beautiful memories; learn from each experience and appreciate it for what it taught us; and learn to live consciously in every moment that we attain a life of fulfillment.
Yes, it’s possible but it’s not easy to do this alone. At a deeper level, we are all connected, we are all one. Therefore, we must come together and share our thoughts, experiences, struggles and stories. At fifty-five I certainly have my share of all of the above. I am so excited to share them all with the hope that I can inspire someone to love and live whole heartedly and to spread a little gratitude, hope, love and joy.
Why Fabulous Fifty-Five?
We have all engaged in a conversation at some point in our lives about our favourite age; what age we would stay at if given the choice. I started thinking about this one day and realized just how fabulous I felt right now at the age of fifty-five. And so was born Fabulous Fifty-Five! Would I choose this to be my dream age? Yes, I would! I certainly look forward to growing older and am tremendously excited for what is yet to come my way, but I hope to feel like this for the rest of my life.
Its been an incredible journey with my soulmate, my life partner for over 35 years; raising three beautiful human beings; constructing many different real estate projects; running a business for 15 years and starting a non-profit organization, The Saheli Foundation (http://thesahelifoundation.com/).
Reflecting back upon my journey I have never felt this confident, independent, strong, free and beautiful! Yes, I have stretch marks and some extra pounds to show for the beautiful children I brought into this world; yes, I have chronic pain on my right side to show for years of commitment and hard-work; and yes, I have a few wrinkles to show for each year I fully indulged and lived this beautiful life. I have earned all these and I proudly embrace them all.
With over half a century behind me and unlimited possibilities ahead of me I hope to share my journey with you all through this wonderful medium. I hope you will stay (and subscribe) and become a part of my vision to grow a little more everyday and to spread gratitude, hope, love and joy.
With Love,
Devinder 
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20 Comments
Jeanine
I love your mission in life and it gives me the inspiration to share my own as I’m a mental health, rare diseases, and autism spectrum disorder advocate. My favourite post of your is Wednesday wisdom-Awakenings. I love how mindful and delightful your conversation with you mind, body, and soul was. 😊❤️
Devinder Maan
Thank you so much Jeanine for your kind words. There certainly is a lot of need for awareness around mental health and associated disorders and diseases. We have a long ways to go as a society. This is also one of my personal favourite posts as it really has changed my own outlook on how I treat myself. Thank you once again for taking the time to stop by 💖.
Sarah | Gardenfullofdreams
Devinder, I have enjoyed your blog this past year. My favorite post is the one with the picture of you and your husband when you were newlyweds. It evoked fond memories of my own newlywed days 🙂 Keep up the good work!
Devinder Maan
Aww..I am so glad it brought back happy memories for you. The remaking was something else. It was so cold outside and we literally took for jackets of and snapped the photo. Thank you for your support through out the year. It means a lot.
Bushra
Every post of yours is my favorite but if I say the most favorite then it’s the one you have written about your 36 years old relationship where I learned more about your sweet personality! You are simply awesome!
Devinder Maan
Thank you Bushra. I did really enjoy writing that post. I think it was so close to my heart that everything just poured out. So glad you enjoyed it. You are very kind 💖.
gurjeet
Thank you so much for taking on the important task of raising awareness about “life and living”, as many of us just cruise through waiting with “one day” mentality to actually live the life we have. I have enjoyed all your blogs and all of them have touched me in different ways, so all of them are favourite! I find that you provides a fresh perspective on complex topics and leave the reader with awe and comfort at the same time. I am sure many of your personal anecdotes resonate with others, as they do with me. I wish you every success in your quest to help others and look forward to reading your next blog!
Devinder Maan
Thank you so much dear Gurjeet for such beautiful feedback. It is truly humbling and inspiring. You are a beautiful soul yourself and your support means the world. Thank you for taking the time to read and always encourage me. I am so glad you find value in the post. I look forward to your continues support and feedback. Lots of love 💖.
Sarb
Like everyone else it is really very hard to say which one of your post is the best because they all are amazing. You have touched almost all the perspectives of life to live it to the fullest in such a wonderful way. But everyone is not that lucky to make things happen the way they wish as their surroundings do not allow. Your work is great to bring awareness about successful living. Looking forward for your next post.
Devinder Maan
Sarb, thank you so much for your support from day one. It truly encourages me to keep moving forward and inspires me. I am so glad you find such value in the blog. You are so right in that everyone’s circumstances are different. At the end of the day we all have to try and live the best we can with what we are given. As long as we learn and grow through our experiences and live consciously and make the most of life. You have always been a happy soul, always there for everyone including me. Love you lots and look forward to your continued feed back.
Chris Rolls
Your gentleness and kind and caring way shows through your blog. You have such insight and inspiration to share. I am so glad for the opportunity to reconnect with you after all these years. Thank you for creating your blog and continuing to be so inspiring
Devinder Maan
Chris thank you so much for such kind words and positive feed back. It truly means a lot that you enjoy the blog. I am also so grateful to social media for reconnecting us. I look forward to meeting you in person. Let me know next time you are in Vancouver💖.
Pushpinder
Congratulations Devinder on the completion of a full year of posting blogs! I took a few days to comment because I was trying to choose the best one I like. All of your blogs are so impressive, realistic and inspiring. It’s impossible to choose one. You have touched so many souls by inspiring them to do and look at things differently. The world definitely is a better place because of the existence of people like you!
Devinder Maan
Pushpinder, my heartiest gratitude for such encouragement and support from you. I am so glad you enjoy reading the blog on a regular basis. It always encourages me to keep moving forward. I am so touched by your beautiful words. Thank you so much. Lots of love 💖.
Jessie
First of all congratulations on the first year anniversary of your blogging world. So glad you are enjoying – putting your thoughts and ideas out into the world. It’s such an inspiration for us all to be reminded of the little joys and miracles of life. Keep up the fabulous work. All the best for a wonderful journey. Looking forward to more fabulous blog posts =)
Jessie
Devinder Maan
Thank you Jessie for beautiful words of encouragement and taking the time to visit my little corner . Together we can all grow and be inpired by each other. Looking forward to your continues support. Lots of love 💖.
Kamaljit Gill
Davinder, I thoroughly enjoy your creative writing ability; making every post unique, educational and inspiring!! Congratulation on the one year milestone! Look forward to your go forward vision unfold and being part of it every step of the way through your blogs! All the best!
Devinder Maan
Kamaljit, thank you so much for your kind words and support. It really means a lot that you enjoy the blog. Thank you for always making the time to read and always messaging me. It sure encourages and inspires me. Thank you once again. Lots of love 💖.
Mayrose
Devinder, your blogpost has so much words of wisdom. So many, especially women could learn from you. You are an inspiration! I am so honored to have finally met a fellow blogger in person. The picture with you and your family shows so much love and gratitude!
Muh love, Meirose
Devinder Maan
Meirose, thank you for taking the time to read the blog. It was absolutely wonderful meeting you in person. I look forward to our next meeting. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your encouragement. Lots of love 💖.