I am new here.

Permission to be new at midlife.

I’m 51 and I’m new here.

I don’t mean new on Substack.

I am new at being 51.

I have never done 51 before.

I am a new mom - to adult kids.

I have never parented adult children before.

I am new at perimenopause & all the chaos it brings.

I have never been through perimenopause before.

I am new at facing hard things that aging will inevitably bring.

I have never been in this part of the aging process before.

I am surprised at how much happier I am at 51 than at 31.

I am surprised by the new lines around my mouth and the hollowing underneath my eyes

I am new at deciding what I will and won’t try in the aging process.

I don’t know yet. I am new here.

Aging brings with it many choices. I am not a victim of aging, I am blessed by it.

I get to decide with more freedom than I have ever had in my life on what I want.

I am new at having this love for myself.

I am new at not nit picking every part of my body like I did in my 30s.

I am new at having more confidence in myself than any other time in my life.

I am new at feeling more joy than I have ever felt.

Aging is a privilege that I get to be new at.

What are you new at?

#50notfinished