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Friendship Among Women - Jane's Mindful Musings

Midlife and beyond is a time to give more attention to how and who we want to spend our time with. It's a time when we rely on our friendships for support and connection more than ever. So how do we create, nurture, and maintain our friendships?

Challenging Yourself - Jane's Mindful Musings, Rambler Cafe Blog

Time to Challenge Yourself - Jane's Mindful Musings

Now is a time to reignite our childhood curiosities or interests and passions we lost along the way in the busyness of our adult lives. This is a time to remind ourselves of our pure joy when experiencing something new.

Letting Go of Self Comparison - Jane's Mindful Musings, Rambler Cafe Blog

Letting Go of Comparison to Others - Jane's Mindful Musings

Remind yourself that no matter where you are on this journey, you're not failing, and you're not weird, behind, or ahead on some arbitrary timeline. This type of frustration is not only normal but an opportunity for growth and is part of what makes us human.

Embracing Our Bodies - Jane's Mindful Musings

We do ourselves a disservice when we judge our bodies as too big, too small, too fat, too thin, and (especially at this point in our lives) too old! As we grow and evolve, so do our bodies.

Authenticity Through Fashion - Jane's Mindful Musings

Like my music, my fashion tastes can be eclectic, depending on my mood. That is what is so fantastic being a midlife woman today. I can borrow my daughter’s clothes and they mine. I can choose to dress up or down, subdued or funky, the choice is mine to make.

Practicing Self-Compassion - Jane's Mindful Musings

Accepting that there is no such thing as perfection in our lives and that nobody's body is perfect, this is part of being human. We all change as we move through life, not only our mindset but our physical body as well. But, if we open ourselves up to self-compassion, we can choose to find forgiveness and acceptance.

Live Your Authentic Life - Jane's Mindful Musings

You don't need an upheaval to give yourself permission to live your authentic life. No one can tell you when the time is right for you. Simply, give yourself permission to be you—the real, authentic, beautiful version of you that fulfills your life.

Keeping Your Brain Healthy in Midlife - Jane's Mindful Musings

The Healthy Mature Brain - Jane's Mindful Musings

Now 58 years old and being fully into menopause, I'm not new to this rodeo, but I still get frustrated. Our brains are complex and we know so little about how they work, but scientists think estrogen levels impact our brains.

Trail Magic on Juan de Fuca Trail - Jane's Mindful Musings

The magic of the trail is that you meet so many people willing to help you along on your journey. Hearing our dilemma, a fellow hiker gave me one of her hiking poles so I could continue my journey. No expectation of ever seeing us again or returning her pole.

Nurturing Our Minds - Jane's Mindful Musings

We will always have negative thoughts, and we can't just ignore or will them away. We need to grow a habit of mindfulness, recognizing the negative thoughts and learning to let them go. Not to get stuck in them, believing them to be true.

Journey of Transformation - Jane's Mindful Musings

Having always priding myself on being fit, strong and agile, this was a difficult situation to accept. Due to the kindness of a stranger, who gave me one of her hiking poles, I was able to move forward one more day than I would have been able to otherwise.

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