An aging baby boomer finds many factions of self image changing on a daily basis. Mid Life becomes a point of acceptance of yourself just the way you are. It's not an obnoxious realization. It's not that you're thinking that you're better than someone else, it's more of a meeting of the mind, ego, heart and body.

It is really great to know that once you accept yourself as who you are, you can make the decision to change or alter any aspect. 
If there is any part of you that you physically don't like or habits you wish you never had, you find this brave place within to do something about it. You finally understand that your thoughts create who you are.
So, that little nursery rhyme that taught you that "If you believe you can, you can and if you believe you can't, you're right" was so true. We realize that it does not matter how long it takes to learn something new or if we do it the best.
We are the only one judging. Worrying about what everyone else thinks is futile as they're too busy re-designing their own lives to bother with ours.