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25/08/2026

After harvest, sweet potatoes are left unwashed in a warm, humid environment. As they cure, their skin toughens, their wounds heal, and their starches turn to sugar.

But the wounds aren’t what make them sweet. Curing creates the conditions for healing and transformation to happen at the same time.

That’s the connection to aging. Pain is not the source of our sweetness, and struggle is not what makes us worthy. Time simply gives what was already inside us room to develop, heal, evolve, and become more fully ourselves.

Some things need time to come into their own.

So do we.

24/08/2026

Age hasn’t made me rigid. It has made me discerning.

I still make room for new ideas, new lessons, and new versions of myself. What I no longer make room for is the expectation that I should shrink, soften, or rearrange myself to keep everybody else comfortable.

That’s not growth. That’s contortion.

20/08/2026

“God can dream a bigger dream for you than you could ever dream for yourself.” — Oprah Winfrey

I thought I was planting one kind of sunflower. Turns out, I had planted mammoth sunflowers.

And baby, there is a lesson in that.

Plant the seed. Dream the dream. Make the plan. Believe in what you’ve planted. Instead of worrying about everything that could go wrong, start making room for what could go right—and not just right, but beyond anything you expected.

You may think you’re planting something beautiful, only to discover you planted something extraordinary. 🌻

17/08/2026

The grown-ups are still growing up, darling.

A recent Threads post suggested that too many older women want to be baddies and not enough want to be elders or grandmothers. The pushback was simple: Why can’t they be both?

The real issue is the belief that there is one correct way for women to age.

We often romanticize past generations, forgetting they may not have had the freedom to choose differently.

Getting older isn’t a final version of yourself. We are still learning and becoming, even at our big age.

Growth should be self-directed rather than assigned; when expectations are imposed, they often turn into resentment.

Older women do not owe anyone a performance of elderhood.

We’re still growing up, too.

11/08/2026

Sometimes pruning isn’t about cutting away what’s dead. Sometimes it’s about letting go of something that is still very much alive, but is taking energy away from what you’re trying to grow.

That doesn’t make the cutting easy, baby. But everything living cannot go with you into your next season. Some things have to be released so your energy can flow toward what you’re meant to produce.

That’s today’s offering from the garden. Now, less talking and more cutting because y’all know I don’t like to talk in the morning. 😫


I’ve learned that progress includes doing some things I would really rather not do.I hate eggs. I don’t like sardines. C...
10/08/2026

I’ve learned that progress includes doing some things I would really rather not do.

I hate eggs. I don’t like sardines. Cottage cheese gets on my nerves. And hiking uphill is not my idea of fun. But over the past seven months, I’ve made all of them a regular part of my life.

I’ve learned that I don’t have to like everything that moves me forward. Every meal, every hike, every workout, every small choice, and every conversation has taught me more about my body in this season of life.

Menopause changed my body. Progress has required me to learn, unlearn, and relearn what works for me now.

The work isn’t always exciting. It isn’t often glamorous. And much of it is deeply personal.

But I am my life’s most important body of work.

05/08/2026

Y’all were right… Old Navy understood the assignment. Cute, comfortable, affordable, and perfect for running errands after Pilates.

Now Old Navy… one question. Where’s our 50+ discount? We’ve earned it. 😂

Keep those workout wear recommendations coming!

03/08/2026

They keep saying women over 40 are aging backwards.

I don’t think we’re aging backwards at all.

I think we’re moving forward… and rewriting the rules as we go.

Fifty isn’t the new 25.
Sixty isn’t the new 40.

We’re not trying to turn back the clock.

We’re changing the narrative on what people expect aging to look like, feel like, and be.

We’re showing that getting older doesn’t mean getting smaller. It means getting bolder. More grounded. More fully ourselves.

And if there’s one thing age has given me, it’s audacity.

The kind that no longer asks for permission.
The kind that speaks up.
The kind that tries new things.
The kind that takes up space.

I’m spending my audacity generously… and I hope you do too.

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