HeyJaredMidlife Repurposed
Midlife Repurposed is for anyone navigating midlife with fewer expectations, more empathy, and a gentle faith-based perspective. Content is FREE to all subscribers.
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My Social Battery Prefers a Slow Charge (opens the original)
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The older I get, the more I like being home. My social time budget is smaller. The thought of hurry or noise, or even sauntering around at an event, sound draining, a toll on an emotional energy budget that is smaller than ever. It takes longer to recharge after each thing too.I’m getting the best sleep of my life. So, I’m not exactly tired. (I’m sorry to those who haven’t found menopause to be that way. That struggle is real for many of my friends.)But the idea of some environments is exhaustin
Finding "Church" in Unexpected Places (opens the original)
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“Bye! Love you!”Where/how do you think I heard that spoken today? Let’s see if you can guess.A.) Sisters parting after having lunch together. B.) A mom to her adult child as they leave for work. C.) An employee to her coworkers when leaving her shift.D.) A daughter hanging up the phone after chatting with her mom. If you guessed C, you’re correct. I spent the afternoon at a coffee shop, writing. It’s one of the BIG ones that has been around forever. Think OG of coffee places. The baristas had be
Nostalgia Has Entered the Costco Aisle (opens the original)
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Costco has brought back the Esprit sweatshirt, and Netflix brought back Little House on the Prairie. Someone has apparently found the Gen X nostalgia button, and midlifers are losing their collective minds. Maybe someone should keep pressing that button.I couldn’t afford name brands in high school, so buying an Esprit sweatshirt now feels more significant than a sweatshirt probably should. It’s the grown-up version of finally getting something I once coveted. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewa
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