Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Oct/Nov 2016 Aspire Mag Full Issue | Page 15
CONTENTS
twenty years ago. This
is a time to embrace
a new paradigm for
middle age: We are not
seeking to “recover”
lost youth. Instead, we
are now ready to reap
the harvest planted over
a lifetime.
42 EMBRACE YOUR
MIDLIFE JOURNEY!
by Michelle Lemoi
Have you been living a
life of “shoulds”? Now
is the time to experience
a breakthrough and
embrace your midlife!
Midlife can be a
wonderful experience! A
time to let go, breathe,
love yourself, and create
the life you deserve!
It takes courage and
strength, but you can do
this. Your entire life to
this point is part of who
you are, but it doesn’t
“The most common way people give up their power
is by thinking they don’t have any.”
ALICE WALKER
have to define you.
Here are 6 steps along
with thought provoking
journal questions for
you to evaluate and
embrace your midlife
transformation.
45 EMBRACING
CHANGE IN
MIDLIFE
by Cindy Hively
The opportunity to
embrace change comes
into our lives many
times. The question
is, do we embrace
those changes or do
we hide from them?
Change usually comes
swiftly, and when it
is difficult, how truly
prepared are we? We
seem to embrace good
change with happiness
and gratitude; difficult
change makes us want
to hide under the
covers.
Health &
Wellness
50 NOURISH
YOURSELF IN
ORDER TO
FLOURISH AND
THRIVE
by Kelley Grimes, MSW
Have you ever given
more than you had
to give and ended up
feeling overwhelmed,
exhausted and even
a little bit resentful?
As women we have
a tendency to care
for everyone in our
lives except ourselves,
which results in chronic
exhaustion, stress and
overwhelm. Self-nurturing
expert and counselor
Kelley Grimes, MSW
suggests a different path
– one where women
nourish themselves –
through the practice of
self-nurturing –
each and every
day in order
to flourish
and
thrive!
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