the life you choose now is the life you live later
our lives are built on decisions, we shouldn't make them lightly
sometime ago, the quote “to choose a husband is to choose a life” embedded itself into my subconscious. since, the universe has sent me people, places, and things that only serve to solidify this sentiment.
in my heart exists a space solely for my female friends. there, an extra special space is reserved for my older female friends. i soak in all the wisdom they’re willing to impart because there’s a gravity to women who have lived multiple different lives and lived to share their tales. their triumphs, lessons, and regrets. all the messy bits of being a woman in this life.
recently, i shared a meal with a friend two decades my senior. she spoke to me of her daughter, their life, and her feelings around watching her power as a woman vanish. she told me how women have all the power when they’re younger. “like you,” she quipped. whereas older women watch as the power shift to their male counterparts. listening to her, i thought of men like leo dicarpio. whom, to me, is not a serious man…
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