The performance is over. The real show has just begun.
That math is not morbid. It is clarifying. 50somethingmag
Of course, this decade has its shadows. The body reminds you of its mortality. Parents may fade or fall. Children leave and don’t always call back. The word “perimenopause” or “prostate” enters everyday vocabulary. Friends get sick. You look at the calendar and do the math: you likely have more years behind you than ahead. The performance is over
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And oddly? It’s a relief.