 This year I turned 40. My expectation was that I would feel less than. That I would have to start my slow shying away from the world as my ovaries expired, and except that the best part of my life ... might have been ... over…
Amongst these thoughts though, I also had a feeling. A Fire. Burning within me which urged life, love, passion and adventure. When I got still and quiet and listened to this feeling. It spoke. “This is not the end – this is just the beginning”. And so I took some action. I planned our wedding. I booked a honeymoon. I made time to return to myself. I started tennis lessons. I stepped up my volunteering commitments. And I threw away everything in my wardrobe that doesn’t make me feel like an absolute goddess. The empowerment bomb had hit. And now I cannot go back. I will not fade quietly. So if you do see me walking down the street, dressed like a Victorian fortune teller or a camp goth pirate please don’t be alarmed, this is me letting my light shine. This is me being empowered. “You’re a long time dead” my Nan used to say, and I intend to be an absolute legend for the rest of the whisp of time I am here. Where is that outfit you yearn to wear? That record that made you feel alive? That paint set hidden under the stairs? Is today your day to be empowered? Stefanie Bridges Unity UK finance officer and administrator
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