12/04/2025
My name is Serenity, and I am proudly over 50. I say that with confidence now, even though earlier in my life I used to whisper my age like it was something I needed to hide. But there’s something powerful about reaching this stage. You stop pretending. You stop apologizing. You stop shrinking yourself so others feel more comfortable. And instead, you begin to walk in a truth that can only come from experience, survival, and the kind of wisdom that life doesn’t hand out in your twenties.
People think turning 50 means settling. Slowing down. Watching everyone else chase goals while you move to the sidelines. But that’s not what this chapter has been for me at all. If anything, being over 50 has made me more awake, more alive, and more determined to go after the dreams I once pushed aside.
Because here’s the truth I learned:
Dreams don’t expire.
People just get talked out of them.
When I hit 50, something shifted in me. I stopped caring about the timeline society gave me. I stopped listening to the voice that said, “You should have done this already.” And instead, I started asking myself, “What do I want now? What makes me feel alive now? What have I been afraid to admit I still want?”
You start seeing life differently at this age. You understand that the people who doubted you didn’t know your strength. The ones who left you didn’t destroy you. The disappointments didn’t break you. The storms didn’t end you. And suddenly, you realize that every single thing you went through has prepared you to rise in a way your younger self couldn’t even imagine.
There is nothing more powerful than a woman over 50 who remembers who she is.
I sit here today — barefoot, comfortable in my own skin, confident in my presence — and I feel more myself now than I ever did at 25 or 35. Back then, I was still learning, still trying to please everyone, still trying to define myself by what people thought of me. Today, I define myself by my purpose and my peace.
And I want to talk directly to anyone out there who is 50, 55, 60, 65 or beyond. If you still have a dream burning inside you, I want you to hear me clearly:
You are not too old.
You are not too late.
You are not behind.
You are not done.
You have lived enough life to know what matters. You have wisdom that can’t be taught. You have a strength that only comes from being knocked down and getting back up again. You have survived heartbreaks, healed wounds, rebuilt your confidence, raised families, buried loved ones, started over, and kept walking — sometimes with tears in your eyes, but you kept walking.
That means you are qualified for the dreams inside you. That means your age is not a limitation — it’s your advantage.
There’s something beautiful about being this age. You don’t chase validation. You don’t need permission. You don’t wait for someone to choose you. You realize you can choose yourself at any moment. You can decide today to start writing that book. You can decide today to begin that business. You can decide today to take that class, join that program, apply for that position, change your environment, or step into a brand-new version of yourself.
Being over 50 gives you freedom. The kind you earn. The kind you grow into. The kind that lets you stand tall even when the world doubts you because you’ve lived long enough to know your own power.
I want every woman my age reading this to hear me:
Your life is not winding down. It is unfolding.
Your story is not closing. It is opening.
Your dreams are not fading. They are calling you.
Sometimes people will say, “At your age?”
And I say, “Exactly. At my age.”
Because at this age, I am clear. I am grounded. I am intentional. And I am ready.
Ready to go after every dream I once postponed. Ready to take risks I once feared. Ready to live boldly instead of quietly. Ready to honor the woman I’ve grown into rather than cling to who I used to be.
I’m not trying to look younger. I’m trying to live deeper.
I’m not chasing the past. I’m building the future.
I’m not competing with anybody. I’m competing with the limits I used to place on myself.
If you’re over 50 and reading this, I hope you feel something awakening inside you. That little spark. That little whisper. That reminder that you are still becoming. The world may try to convince you your time has passed. But the world is wrong. Your wisdom, your strength, your story — they’re needed now more than ever.
So don’t you dare count yourself out. Don’t you dare give up on what you know you’re meant to do. Your dreams are waiting on you, not the other way around.
I’m Serenity. I’m over 50. And I’m just getting started.
