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It doesn’t have to be that way! We have been conditioned to think that we are “dried up and over the hill” when menopause comes to us.
Maybe it used to be that way, but not anymore.
Thanks to all the baby boomers, a greater number of women will be making the transition to menopause than in past decades. Our large numbers have stimulated interest in menopause-related research and treatments.
Women over 50 can be just as vital, beautiful and well-functioning as their younger sisters. Maybe even better, because we don’t have to worry about becoming pregnant anymore and in most cases we have more freedom from child care so we can explore our potential and enjoy!
Menopause is not an excuse to let your body and your appearance go! Life is not over. It is a new beginning! It is a time to reinvent yourself — to take stock, to start fresh.
If your relationship used to be good sexually and hasn’t been lately, you can change that. You are sexy, but you may not always feel sexy, so you have to work at it. Being sexual is nearly always attitudinal. It is a choice. Your mind has a powerful effect on sexuality and your brain remains your most important sexual organ. Think sexy!
Would you really want to be twenty years old again? Thirty years old again?
Myself, not if I could not know what I know now at this age. I am very happy to leave the past in the past and try to stay in the present where all possibilities lie.
Try to think of menopause in a positive way. You are powerful, wise and have a lot of life experience to offer.
If you are a woman who is emotionally healthy and in a great relationship, you may have to do some work to remain sensual and sexy. When you feel better physically, you feel sexier and that will increase your libido too.
Your experience of menopause and the years ahead will be shaped by things such as your health, your expectations for this time and the expectations for those around you, the way the other women in your life have viewed menopause and midlife, the opportunities available to you in your work life and your personal life at this time.
Of course, you can create more opportunities or create different ones. You have the power to do that.
You have not failed at anything, nor has your body. This is part of life. Be grateful for all the good things in your life. Concentrate on what you do have, not what you don’t have.
Start writing in a journal, name it your Gratitude Journal and write about the positive things in your life on a daily basis. You will attract more good things to you by doing this.
Menopause can be looked at as a journey or a new path to take if you can allow yourself to be open to its possibilities.
It can be a very positive time in your life and hopefully you will develop awareness in your life so that you can make it the very best possible time for you and your loved ones. Get to know yourself and what you have to contribute.
No matter what your size, shape, percentage of body fat, or BMI, you can start this minute to express gratitude to your body for being the home to your soul and allowing you to express your uniqueness on the earth at this time.
Try looking into the mirror every morning. Look into your eyes and say to yourself, “I love you. You are beautiful.” Keep doing it until you start to believe it. It is true.
Sheri Goddard is a professional Health and Wellness Coach, specializing in women who are going through menopause or perimenopause. As a coach, mentor, teacher and author in the field of natural health and wellness, she began searching for reliable information when she began going through the “life change” herself, and has published an eBook as well as a blog to help women sift through the myths and truths of menopause.
Read more from Sheri’s blog at The Menopause Coach
