Have you every found yourself chasing a goal that doesn’t make much sense? Perhaps it’s a passion you dream of pursuing that isn’t “practical.” Or maybe you want to do something that takes more of an investment than you can afford right now. Or, it might feel even more nebulous … like a whisper or…
A midlife manifesto can help you navigate your middle adult years, that broad section of life that’s so much more than an existential crisis. Are you familiar with manifestos? Merriam-Webster defines a manifesto as: “a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer.” We often see manifestos in the political arena,…
How do you know if you’re having a midlife crisis? And is that even “a thing” anymore? I’ve been writing in this middle adulthood space for a while and I’ve found that most women shy away from naming this middle adulthood phase as either midlife or crisis. We don’t want to admit that we’re in…
Our lives are filled with more ordinary days than extraordinary ones. And yet today I’m thinking about those simple, uneventful, life-passing-by types of days. In this third month of the year, I had a birthday, not a milestone. But the day marked the passing of another year, 365 days. When I look back, I see…
Have you ever paused to ask yourself, “do I even know who I am anymore?” As wives, mothers, volunteers, and workers, it’s not uncommon to lose track of who we are in the midst of all that we do. We think as we get older we become more confident in who we are — but…