Encouraging and equipping women over 60 to live their best life!
We live in a world that sometimes feels hopeless. Lately, I have had several friends who have either lost a spouse or a parent. These are such low points in our lives. Grief is not something we like to think about. It’s hard, even if your loved one got sick and you cared for him…
When I finish a remodeling project, I often do a custom painting—done just for the new space. People often ask me if I have always painted. No. I didn’t start until 2018 when my mother moved in with me and caring for her became my job—though she didn’t need me by her side 24/7, she…
I didn’t want to sit still just because I’ve hit a certain number on the calendar. My heart was now bursting with more new vision, goals and dreams than ever. I no longer worried about the days left to live but living the days I have in front of me.
My year, so far, has been a year of successes and challenges. Have you ever thought about how life can be filled with so much change and variety. I think that’s the beauty of the life we have been gifted to live. It is both the same and yet it’s about change. How we navigate…
The challenge is to thrive in the new, often unwanted, role. These changes may include divorce, death of a spouse or child, a job loss, a catastrophic weather event, or more. I find that if we are open to going through the door before us and give it all we’ve got, we can excel. I’ve also found that past experiences often prepare us for the next chapter—even though we may not see it until later.
Making room in your heart requires letting go in the same way you decide to get rid of material possessions. Heart-room requires replacing anger and resentment with forgiveness. Making heart space involves releasing pride, admitting your part in conflict, and determination to soften rock-hard, long-held resentment.
What you do with the first half hour of your morning matters. When we get up and spend time in God’s word and in prayer and we seek his vision for our lives we are speaking to our creator. He knows our hearts and our desires. He designed us to have a relationship with him. But he also gave us free will. If we get up and start scrolling immediately, or we turn on the morning news, we are basically consuming, the world’s advice. We are listening to the world. Our attention is getting pulled toward the most compelling story of the morning. Who we allow to get our attention matters, especially first thing in the morning. If you want to create a compelling future, you have got to get on top of who is getting your attention.
When I’ve played the game of life of trying to keep it at status quo, just good enough, that’s when I’ve been the most miserable. What’s actually happening is I’m losing momentum and my life starts digressing.
I can now speak to why downsizing and or relocating is actually number three of life’s major challenges, especially for the those of us over 60 years old, moving and or relocating is a Lifesizing® issue, not merely a downsizing issue. You see, Lifesizing® incorporates the physical, mental, and emotional aspects of life, of these life challenges of downsizing, moving, and relocating.
When life chapters close for others, and their decision impacts us, even indirectly, it sometimes feels like it’s ours. However, remember, it’s about them, not about you.
