As a younger self, my worth and value manifested externally: sports and academic awards; scholarships; children; husband(s); career changes and promotions. I was valued for my ability, capacity to handle extra-large loads, integrity, care and compassion, smarts, ingenuity, never say “no”.

intuition is the opposite of a light bulb turning on in your head. It’s the light bulb that turns on in your gut – that slow-burning we feel as it starts to flicker brighter and stronger. Most of the time we ignore the gut bulb because hey, the light bulb in the head always knows best, right? We all know the answer to that one! That other light bulb in your belly is your gut intuition.

I was recently diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Disease, and I have to say, it threw me for a loop. Although I write often about the ‘A’ in Aging being ‘Acceptance’, sometimes it’s hard to practice what you preach!