Stop Waiting for a Future Moment to Define Your Next Season There is a quiet space many of us find ourselves in after 50. The children may be grown. Work may be shifting. The roles that once structured our days begin to loosen. And in that space, it can feel like we are waiting. Waiting for retirement. Waiting for clarity. Waiting for a sign. I know this space. For a long time, I told myself, “When I retire, then I’ll figure out what I really want to do." It sounded practical

The season you are in may not be fully understood by everyone around you. There are moments when we begin to say something out loud for the first time. Not loudly. Not with certainty. But enough to hear ourselves say it. “I’m thinking about retiring.” "I’m starting to prepare for what’s next.” It doesn’t always come out as a declaration. Sometimes it comes out as a quiet beginning. I witnessed a moment like this recently. Someone I care about began to share that she was pre