Is It Scary to Be 60?
Is turning 60 scary? Or is it actually a chance to look back, let go and look forward with a little more freedom?
In this episode, we’re celebrating Patrick turning 60 although, in low-key fashion, there’s been no huge party or extravagant celebration! Instead, the highlight was a very special trip to Kenya where Patrick went to Pembroke House school from 8 - 13 and where some of his earliest memories were formed.
We talk about how much our upbringing shapes who we become as adults, the expectations, habits and ways of thinking that stay with us for years. But we also explore the freedom that comes with getting older: learning to let go of some of those expectations, accepting that not everything has to be done the way it always was, and becoming more comfortable with who we truly are.
There’s plenty of reminiscing, but importantly, no regrets. We talk about the value of looking back fondly while resisting the temptation to live in the past. After all, there’s still plenty to look forward to.
We giggle about our new midlife identities. On safari in Kenya, we imagine ourselves as Meryl Streep and Robert Redford in Out of Africa… while back at home, we’re more like the midlife couple from The Good Life, happily pottering around the garden and allotment!
And then there are the inevitable ailments that seem to become part of the conversation as we get older. We laugh about our various aches, pains and longer recovery times but also recognise how lucky we are to live in a time when many of these things can be treated and fixed, even if our bodies don't bounce back quite as quickly as they once did!
Patrick also asks Michelle the question that perhaps matters most: how does she feel now that Patrick has turned 60? And Michelle gives him an honest answer…
So, is it scary to be 60?
Perhaps it’s less about the number and more about what you choose to do with it.
Come and join us for a personal, funny and reflective conversation about getting older, growing wiser, letting go, remembering where we came from and being excited about what comes next.
Because 60 might just be the beginning of the next adventure.
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