This is the day that you actually looked at each other and started this journey together without knowing what it would look like. It was the beginning of a sweet journey that has defined your life on many levels. It is a day that should mean something to only you and your partner.

I’ve never considered midlife a bad or horrible stage of life, but for many others they cringe when they hear the word. Especially when it used to describe them. So let’s examine. What is midlife anyway?

A bucket list holds someday items, but the second an item gets moved to the goal list, it becomes a action item. An item that requires a plan and timeframe put into place to make sure it happens.

Breaking the pattern of martyrdom and beginning to believe that you and what you need are just as important as everyone else’s needs doesn’t happen overnight, but it all starts with belief in the statement, “I deserve it”.