The Challenge of moving to a new city, in my fifties, and leaving my group of friends A year ago I packed up my life of thirty- three years in Durban, and relocated to Cape Town. Despite the breathtaking beauty and cosmopolitan vibe of Cape Town, it has a reputation for not welcoming strangers who… Continue reading Facing our Fifties with Friends
Change is inevitable as we grow older, but a sense of humour is our first line of defence, and it doesn't age This has been a big year of change for me. Positive or negative, change amounts to stress. Stress of course impacts our health and well- being. Not usually given to huge amounts… Continue reading Laughing that Stress Away
All Journeys Have to Begin: "It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are." E.E.Cummings I ushered in the fifth decade of my life determined to challenge myself, at least once a year, either physically or mentally. Essentially a procrastinator, I turned fifty with the distinct feeling that I… Continue reading Challenging Myself
Reality Check: As I navigate my way through my fifties I have realised that at no time has my general health been more important and I have to take responsibility. My health: This is the decade where our body starts to remind us of poor choices in our past: Too much sun Old injuries Poor… Continue reading My Health Matters:
Grieving: A challenge on this Journey: Ten months ago my mother died. I lost a piece of myself and my world changed forever. Journeying through grief in my fifties has come with some lessons. My healthy, feisty, opinionated, intelligent and talented mother had a serious heart attack She survived for nine precious weeks and then… Continue reading Death of my Mother:
This is not a space to rant about the awfulness of being fifty. It is a journey to discover the opportunities to reinvent ourselves despite the unanticipated challenges. Four years into my fifties and I have awakened to the reality that I am in danger of becoming invisible. Not that it started out… Continue reading Owning our fifties
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