5 Freedoms That Make Your 50s Absolutely Fabulous!
A masterclass on turning 50
If you take a different direction in your fifties no matter how small the turn, be prepared to be accused of having a mid-life crisis. “Crisis” implies calamity and danger. But the stereotypical mid-life crisis can also mean something very different. It can simply mean a change point and therefore opportunity.
A reckless turn will indeed invite danger. But for most of us, our fifties are more of a time for doing new things. Call your yearning for change a crisis if you must. But there is nothing to fear in turning 50. In fact, there are some authentic, liberating, and beautiful experiences awaiting you. Your job is to be brave, curious, and spontaneous because this decade will come and go in a flash.
For me, turning fifty was a liminal space. In my youth, I made commitments to relationships and parenthood. In doing so, I left behind certain gifts, some of which I was unaware of. But they waited—languishing in the underworld of potential. Turning 50, for many reasons, signaled the time to recover them.
