I have been thinking a lot about soul space, finding time to breathe in the midst of life. For so many years, I craved this space and found it in little ways — a walk, a cup of tea, a devotional time, a good book, a quiet bath. I also found space in longer getaways…
In midlife, a roadmap seems elusive. A roadmap for midlife? Yes, please, sign me up! But is there really a roadmap for midlife? I spoke with a friend recently about what it’s like to be a woman in midlife. She observed that when she was young, she knew how to navigate the life ahead of…
But no extraordinary journey is linear. In reality, the middle is extraordinarily volatile — a continuous sequence of ups and downs, flush with uncertainty and struggle. Scott Belsky, “The Messy Middle” Sitting square in the middle of life is surprisingly messy. I thought I would have it figured out by now — and perhaps some people do….
Setting up a midlife timeout can be a great way to navigate the many changes of middle adulthood. Brené Brown defines midlife as the “unraveling” time. Brown says, “The truth is that the midlife unraveling is a series of painful nudges strung together by low-grade anxiety and depression, quiet desperation, and an insidious loss of…
Welcome! I’m diving into writing because the time to explore what it means to live well is now and the place is here, on this website. It’s time to share what I have learned in my half a century of finding my own way and not always getting it right. I’ve learned a lot and…