“Some of our best opportunities don’t present until later. It doesn’t matter when you bloom, just as long as you bloom.”

Well spoken! From a male perspective I have the same thoughts. 61 years old, single and full of life. I feel every day I awake is a blessing so I just think positive. We only fear time. Stay true to yourself. Fortitude!

They ate up her life and used her! How horrible!

Thank you - you are very kind! And I have not been shooting that long at all (certainly not as long as I could have been, so #IRaiseMyHand when I read Janelle’s article, since there are certain (*cough* male *cough*) shooters in my family who could have been teaching me this whole time but who couldn’t be bothered –…

Thank you, Janelle! My 22 year old daughter blessed her 52 year old mother with this article. I was blessed with an amazing gift of mothering and nurturing five amazing human beings. I have child #5 in the nest while all four of her older siblings are creating their own unique lives for themselves. I am excited…

This article is so on time. I’ve literally been in bed the last three days struggling with this issue and mourning all the things I feel like I’ll never have. I needed this reminder that it’s not over and there’s still time and that I haven’t wasted my life. The things I’ve accomplished may not be tangible but they…

Sister Girl,

I have a relative, who is “starting her life” at the age of 37, after having it put on hold for over 23 years.

That’s how they get us - with the isolation. To quote Barbara Sher - “Isolation is the dream-killer.”

EF ALL THAT SOBBING ISH!!!! I am 45 and just getting used to a LIFE of Freedom, Self-Acceptance, and LOVE of SELF. I am Sooo looking forward to 50 and all of its wisdom and knowledge that I will accumulate and share. Life is not these unwritten “ rules” to uphold and attain to; adventures rarely have an itinerary to…