I spent a lot of time thinking about a name for this blog.  The forties have been an interesting journey for me – one of extreme self analysis and changes in priorities.  I have switched my focus from career to family, friends and overall physical and mental health.  I did not want to continue on the path that I was traveling in my thirties.  Every day now, I try to make myself open to ideas I wouldn’t have considered in my thirties.  I embrace a kinder life.

They call it understanding
A willingness to grow

I quoted the above lyrics in my high school yearbook.  They are from Understanding by Bob Seger, who is my favorite singer/songwriter (and from my hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan).  I find the words very applicable in this stage of my life – and ironic that in some ways I am back to where I was as a teenager.  Growing is not just for the young.  I want to enter into this next stage of life embracing change and growth.  I think I am finally understanding – there is so much more to know.