Reader Submission
We recently received a message from a woman who said she didn’t make a dramatic decision.
She didn’t start over. She didn’t reinvent herself.
She simply realized something one afternoon — and after that, a small choice didn’t feel small anymore.
The following is her story, shared with permission and lightly edited.
I turned fifty-six last spring.
It wasn’t a big birthday. No party. No trip. Just dinner at home and a few phone calls. I remember standing in the kitchen after everyone left, washing dishes, and thinking something that surprised me.
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