I think what I've learned in 50 years is that I am who I am and my becoming has been more shaped by little daily choices than huge big sweeping life decisions.

Hey friends. welcome to the Ruth Joe Simon's podcast.

Today's a really special episode for me because I am turning 50 this Sunday.

I can't even believe it.

I mean, I've been telling y'all about this coming because I

had an episode about how I felt like my body was really changing in this season and how it was

feeling in this season. I've alluded to the fact that this has been a year of a lot of transitions

and a lot of wanted and unwanted changes. And, you know, I'm in a launching season and a

holding close season. I have an adult child who has moved out and has a serious girlfriend.

And I have a 12-year-old who is navigating, I don't know, all the preteen emotions and all the things that we just keep reminding him, this is just a season.

It's okay to feel some of these things.

So I'm in the middle of a lot of things, but turning 50 feels like, I don't know.

I always thought that it would feel just like any other day, but I think it has felt more,

like more of a milestone than 40 did for me. And I think in part because, and maybe because

Troy's two years ahead of me, so he turned 50, two years ago, and has said, I don't know if I

like that he said this, but I'll tell you what he said. He goes, you know, babe, I just really realized that the slower half of my life is over.

And I was like, what do you mean?

And he just said, well, because it felt like forever to get to 50.

Like this was a long journey of life. I don't know if it felt like forever,

but just that it, it was a lot of, a lot of learning and a lot of growing. And he said,

it just really occurred to me that the next 50, should I have 50, will go by a lot faster.

And so I think it's been a real eye-opening time and eye-opening season.

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