50 Truths at 50
I turned 50 a few months ago, and I've been reflecting a lot about returning again and again to what's always been true. The list below of 50 truths at 50 was born in the messy, beautiful middle of things in breakthroughs, breakdowns, and stillness. They're not rules or lessons. I see them more as little awakenings. Some may nudge you. Some may ground you. Some might call you forward…
50 Truths at 50
Freedom is not a destination. It's remembering we are already free.
Presence changes everything, even when nothing changes.
You're not behind. You're becoming.
Wanting something is reason enough.
Ask yourself, “What do I want?” Right now.
Now ask yourself: Is this what I actually want?
You don't need to earn your own peace. You are inherently worthy of it.
There isn’t anything to heal. You are already whole.
Your clarity doesn't need to be convenient for other people.
Thinking and knowing are two different things.
Rest in your KNOWING and give your thinking a break.
Listen for what occurs when you rest in Knowing.
Don't underestimate the power of one deep breath.
Doing less often reveals more.
You're not your calendar. You're not your title. You're not your to-do list.
If it feels like pressure, it's not presence.
You already know.
It really is that simple.
Your nervous system deserves to feel safe.
Forgiveness is for freedom, not for forgetting.
Stillness is a strategy.
You can't logic your way to alignment.
The right next step usually feels like relief.
Peace doesn't perform.
You don't need a plan to be present.
Love isn't a transaction. It's a way of being.
When you stop needing it, and you get clear that you actually want it, it finds you.
The body knows.
Wholeness was never lost, just buried under expectations.
Don't confuse urgency with clarity.
What feels heavy isn’t always yours to carry. In fact, it never is.
Real leadership starts with inner listening.
You don’t need to be more productive. You need to be more you.
Not every truth needs to be explained.
If you’re faking it, your body knows.
Wisdom often sounds like silence.
Boundaries are a spiritual practice.
You're not here to prove. You’re here to be.
Alignment doesn't chase.
Your intuition doesn't argue.
You are not your old story.
You don't owe anyone an explanation of your evolution.
Let joy be loud.
Most stuck moments are just pauses before permission.
Home is everything. When you are “home,” you know it by how it feels.
You're allowed to want more even when your life “looks good on paper.”
Every return to presence is a win.
Clarity feels like kindness.
You're already enough, and you've always been.
And the final one is this: Thoughts create reality. Change thoughts, reality changes.
Take what resonates, leave the rest. And most of all, keep listening to your own because your truth is in there and it's wiser than you think.