Midlife lessons are everywhere and sometimes they are surprising. I saw something pretty interesting last week with my Mulberry tree. One day it was full of leaves. The next day, it had none. It dropped ALL of it’s leaves over night. One night. It was standing there naked when I noticed it in the...
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When you’re scared in midlife, fear can be interesting…and sometimes even fun. I did something scary. It felt scary when I thought about doing it over the last few years. It felt scary when I made a commitment to do it. It felt scary when I hired help to get it done. It felt...
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For the first time in midlife, I want to be hot. It’s the strangest thing. I never saw this coming. I resisted it at first. But I couldn’t avoid the cold hard truth that in Toronto, a cold winter is coming and there’s nothing I can do about it. Or is there? Enter…the elusive...
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Do you catch yourself thinking it’s finally your time in midlife? Do you even know what I mean by that? I wonder. I want you to wonder. Just for a few seconds. YOUR TIME means taking time and prioritizing your personal priorities. You might think of it as SELF-CARE. You might think of it...
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Habits can be hard to break. Especially in midlife. Do you know how habits develop? Habits are just practiced behavior that eventually become involuntary; midlife habits can be hard to break. Whatever you practice becomes a habit. What you practice DOING becomes a habit. What you practice NOT DOING also becomes a habit. This...
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At this age, being stuck in midlife is super common. One of the main reasons this can happen is that you’ve been putting others first for years and years. And, at this point, you’re getting older and IT’S getting old. It’s obvious, but what this means is that you don’t put yourself first. And,...
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What do you crave these days in midlife? Do you even know? Maybe you’re just picking up a low grade, unidentified feeling perhaps? I’ve been thinking about this lately. I think it’s one of those weird midlife experiences on the road to figuring out how to live your best life. Craving. I remember once...
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Have you figured out how to communicate in your empty nest? I think there are several moving parts with this whole empty nest communication topic. It can really keep you on your toes! The pandemic only makes things more complicated; more things to talk about. First…there’s communication for the people left IN the nest....
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There’s something exciting about making a vision board in midlife. Do you feel it? Perhaps it’s because, in midlife, you’re thinking about using the vision board to begin to MAKE things happen or happen AGAIN. Or maybe you’ve been wondering if you might even be having a midlife crisis and you’re ready to...
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Sometimes your thoughts can be confusing. Especially in midlife. You feel stuck and know that you want to thrive in midlife. But before you know it, you’re reacting to something. Or you’re having trouble making a decision. Maybe you just don’t feel clear about what to do. You might even wonder if you’re having...
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