whoa, i’m in midlife?

When it hit me that, “Whoa, I’m in midlife?!” — I made one crucial and deliberate decision that made all the difference.

I decided that I was going to make the most of this experience.

I wasn’t going to get depressed, feel miserable, or mourn the passing of “my youth”.

I was going to embrace this phase and celebrate midlife.

And I was going to get ‘even better’ as I age.

The phrase that I started to write on my daily planner was “Glad to be here.”

So glad I made it to this stage of my life!

With the wrinkles and the gray hair and the joints that creak once in a while.

With all my experiences, my successes, and my failures.

With all my lessons learned and whatever handful of regrets that I have.

I’m glad to be here, and I’m here for it all.