The WhatsApp group is a relatively new addition to my midlife. I resisted it for some years and finally downloaded the App about three years ago long after most people had given up using their landline phones to keep in touch with others. After learning to call it ‘WhatsApp’ and not ‘WhatsUp’, I actually took …
A verdict which I never expected to see at my age
Reaching the ripe old phase of midlife without ever having been in trouble with the law must be a victory of sorts. During my teenage years, my parents would use the police as a hold for not letting me go to house parties. ‘It will be raided by the police’, they would tell me. That …
Has lockdown been a bonus in your midlife?
Being stuck at home for almost a year, so far, would not have been my idea of happiness in my midlife. There are two common ways of approaching midlife: complacency about what has gone on before and an acceptance that you have shaped your life and will live the outcomes out or to see it …
Do you have a recurring midlife dream? It could be telling you something
I have a recurring dream. It involves my flat but with additional rooms which, in my dream, I am stunned over never having discovered before. I live in a spacious two-bedroom flat. There are no hidden rooms even if it’s spacious. In these rooms, there are ornate candlesticks and glass ornaments. The rooms are interlinked …