Mid life crisis or Mid life awakening

Many of us are worried when we notice that single grey on our head and know what’s coming at us. And before we know it, we have a whole white mane or maybe a baldness that shines through our scalp. When the joints seem to creak a little and the skin sags are all revealed and when the constant shifting of glasses does not bring anything into sharp focus and the dementia of unknown origin makes us forget where we kept our glasses while they are on our head…Then there are the spiking emotional lows and the passions that our bodies can’t seem to catch up with. There are flashbacks of pain, remorse and guilt that gnaw at the heart making it more loveless than ever before. We find ourselves Alone , confused and unfit for all that was so very normal. Does this sound familiar? Yes that’s the midlife crisis commonly reported …

But we always have free will in our life and our choices can make all the difference to how we age with grace and joy.. We can actually choose our awakening at this point. An awakening to freedom, satiety, self love and bliss. With self care and honouring our deepest feelings, we can live longer and more joyfully. It’s really not about your age but your state. And that’s what creates the twist in your midlife.

Do all the things slowly, with awareness and love and find how your solitude hours become opportunities for inner growth that has erupted from your own unique life wisdom rather than any patterned ways of being all your life. You could simply lie still for hours looking at the darkness and be fine with it because you are not in any chase of arrival or to be better than others. You can choose to spend hours rereading a poem or composing a melody while the others around seem to be rushing to make their ends meet. It’s simply about complete acceptance of who you want yourself to be and being free from the expectations of how others want to see you.

Eating mindfully, Deep Relaxation, Excercising and yet not too much, laughter peals with friends and loved ones, doing house and your own little chores with joy and engagement and smiling at yourself often…needing nothing from no one…It could be the starting point of a brand new life of empowerment, freedom and bliss.

So choose wisely when you notice your first grey hair. A midlife crisis or a Mid life awakening.