As I find myself in the “Crone” stage of my journey, I have tears in my eyes. Tears, not of sadness, but instead because of who I have become, the wisdom I’ve gained and how I can share my knowledge, not just with my daughter but with other women who find themselves needing comfort.
I won’t lie to you, there is a lot to cover in this journey I find myself on. Relationships, mid-life crisis’s, children becoming grown adults, grandchildren, loss of family members, divorce, living in a whole new World, and I can’t forget MENOPAUSE!!
Here is where I believe is the best place to start this conversation - with Menopause! I’ve picked this topic to discuss because if you have an understanding that it is a beautiful thing to love yourself through life, menopause will become no different.
Knowing that when you enter menopause you are free to love yourself, the fact is, and here’s a little secret, it makes going through menopause easier.
It is important to be kind to yourself with an understanding heart now. You see, once menopause sneaks up on you, which it will, you will be happy that when you look at yourself in the mirror and you see hair growing on your chin, a wrinkle where it never used to be, skin tags, moles, grey hair, and your skin is drying out, typically this is when you stereotypically would want to cry, but instead, you will actually start to laugh at yourself.
I can't forget to let you know, but this is usually when the hot flash kicks in for me; I start laughing because I still can’t believe I’m going through all of this!
Believe it or not, just like everything else we go through as women, we develop a mindset to conquer what is placed in front of us; menopause is no different.
Congratulations! You've earned the opportunity to be happy, to love yourself with laughter and to be proud of who you are in this stage of your life.
I hope you will enjoy this topic, our conversation is not over, and we will continue this journey in the best and happiest mindset possible.
Blessings To You All