One of the things I wanted to put into action was building my tribe – connecting with other like-minded midlife women

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So far, my experiences with midlife have given me much to think about. While sometimes I still have to return to my list of coping skills, I usually come out better and happier as a result. I delve deeper into self-work, forgiveness, and compassion. And with all of the chaos and craziness, midlife has helped me reckon with the strange and different I would have probably shied away from years ago. Midlife has helped me welcome the surprises of unpredictability. And in the right light, I find myself reveling more and more in the unknown.

https://navigatingthechange.com/2021/11/15/my-experience-with-midlife

Messages are everywhere, stepping into our brains around idealized images of women and what men want

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We did also watch “The Man” by Taylor Swift, which was thoroughly entertaining though not at all subtle. And not to sound ancient (hahahaha), but subtlety is the thing really. I might have had a dictionary definition of that back in my young-woman days, but I didn’t really get how to do it.

https://doesthismakemelook.fashion.blog/2021/10/30/adult-ing

NOTE — Featured image source: https://laurendeanspencer.com (author’s “homepage”)

I hope to spread recognition on this difficult and often overlooked woman-dominated sport in our society, and showcase the demanding reality of what goes into making the sport look beautiful

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Based on my audience, a strategic choice that I want to make in my blog that is tailored to my audience is to include personal statements from current or retired artistic swimmers, in order to get a better grip on the complexities of the sport, and to elaborate on why society tends to look down on more pre-dominantly female athletics with an emphasis on artistry.

https://brisblog157048278.wordpress.com/2021/09/14/goals-for-this-site

I want some purpose

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to be in touch with nature, to do things much more traditionally. To ditch the TV, the busy traffic, social media, and to get out there and do things. My yearning for more, something actually meaningful is becoming overwhelming and actually frustratingly depressing. The more time that goes by that I’m deprived of my natural gender role, the more my natural instincts are kicking in, the more frustrated and discontent I am becoming with life, the less bright I see my future becoming. I know, such a morbid post, but I’m just bluntly and simply expressing my thoughts and feelings as a woman in my circumstances and in this day and age, I know I am not alone.

https://1juhd75jnw84nghas5.wordpress.com/2021/07/06/first-post-female-frustations

I want people to see me as a mature adult

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I guess what this all boils down to is that you have to remind yourself that everyone has a path in life and each one is different. Remind yourself that wherever you are in your life right now is okay. The choices you make determine your path whether they be bad or good. Do not try to follow others pave your own way and keep pushing for what you want out of your life.

https://highmaintenancemadison.wordpress.com/2021/01/04/girls-like-me

Today, I want to be reminded of how I, in my strongest element, feel like

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Chatty on the outside but calm inside, Sorted on the outside but giving myself daily therapy inside, Over worked on the outside but passionate inside, Sarcastic on the outside but “wishing world peace” inside, Lucky on the outside but grateful inside, Insanely brave on the outside but just another scared struggler inside, Independent on the outside but leaning on some I call “mine”, inside.

https://silentlyignorant.wordpress.com/2020/11/20/strong-women