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Last month, I turned 48. There’s something about this age that feels like a true stepping into midlife - not just numerically, but energetically.
I’ve been feeling what it means to be "middle-aged" and, instead of resisting it, I’m settling into it. There’s a deep wisdom in embracing where we are rather than wishing we were elsewhere. It’s freeing.
And maybe it’s the season, too.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve traveled from Amsterdam to Porto to Zurich, and in every place, I’ve felt the collective shift - spring is here, and the energy is unmistakable.
People are outside, the sun lingers longer, and a weight that we didn’t even realize we were carrying seems to be lifting.
It’s a reminder that nothing stays stagnant forever; light always returns.
I felt this in another way, too - at my quarterly training with my teacher, Sarah Powers, where we dove deep into the Four Noble Truths.
I don’t identify as Buddhist, but these teachings resonate so deeply: - Suffering exists.
- We often create it ourselves.
- It can be released.
- There’s a path to doing so.
Sitting with fellow truth-seekers in Portugal, watching nature wake up around us as we explored these timeless insights, reminded me that life, like the seasons, moves in cycles.
Each time I return to this space, the teachings land differently - because I am different.
Speaking of nature, Zurich is bursting into life right now - pink blossoms in full bloom, people gathered under trees just to take it all in.
And last weekend, we hiked Uetliberg, the closest mountain to the city. It was steeper than I expected.
For some, it might be a baby hike, but for me, it was a reminder of how awe-inspiring nature is - how something so simple as putting one foot in front of the other can reconnect you to a sense of wonder.
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