Wow, turning 50. Well, it feels like I'm entering the second half of my life. It's easy to imagine living to a 100 and being at the 50 mark, but one thing I know is that the journey between 50 and 100 will be based on prioritizing my well-being, keeping fit and healthy, avoiding any derailing health issues, conserving my energy, and most importantly, just staying young and vibrant.
One of the reasons I got out of a lot of my things in my 40s was just to clear the space for the life I have now. And it's not like it's all clean sailing, there's plenty of challenges that present themselves in my life, like everyone's lives, but it's how we work through these and how we avoid the same loops for the future that's key.
So, I always find myself looking at my friends and the people that I connect with - have I got the right people around me? Am I having the right depth of experiences and connection with those people?
But I also look to my broader network and think:
Am I in service to those who want my time?
Am I in service to those who I can help influence?
And also that awareness that I can't do it all myself. So, I need great kindred spirits around me to help with that vision. And this is also not just about my vision, it's about the visions of all of the people and talents that are connected with me.
So, how do I feel at 50? I feel optimistic and free.
I feel like I've had a lot of life experience and learnings and zig-zags and surprises, to the point where I kind of get to the conclusion now that you really can't work life out. You need to dance with it, be in it, be present, expect the unexpected, but also try and surround yourself in good energy and, most importantly, be a good energy yourself.
So, as I celebrate my 50th birthday, there's no big party, there's no hoopla. I'm just doing the things I love in a place that I love, and really viewing the future as every day feeling like a birthday. And this 50 just being a number, but it also heralding some sort of bridge in my life where I feel like I'm crossing over a plateau after climbing up a mountain for so long. And I'm sure there'll be more mountains in the future, but just right now, I'm enjoying the plateau.
Hope you enjoy that little download and vortex. Much love to you, and have a wonderful day.
