As I’ve grown older and my deepest relationships remain, I realize what the girl next door brings to a friendship, especially during these transitional years of midlife.
Hey there! I’m Mikala—a family doctor, wife, mother of 5, well-being advocate, and author of the books Ordinary on Purpose and Everything I Wish I Could Tell You About Midlife. Each month my writing reaches millions of women, but I am thrilled to be connecting with YOU. I’m truly grateful to have you here!
All in Friendship
As I’ve grown older and my deepest relationships remain, I realize what the girl next door brings to a friendship, especially during these transitional years of midlife.
Yesterday a friend of mine posted a rant on social media. I felt EXACTLY the opposite. Have you been there? Here’s what we can do…
Life only gives us a few. But when we find them??? We just know...
And I learned everything I know about kindness from being unkind.
I can’t control the outcome of things. But I can choose to LOVE…even those who have very different convictions than me.
What if we stopped to really realize...really, truly believe...that the way we look is not the best thing any of us have to offer???
Thank goodness in the middle of all my striving and treading and spluttering and drowning, I realized we are not meant to live this life on our own.
Laughing and loving is the way... She was one of my most influential teachers. I admire her so.