Oh Jacqueline, this is so beautiful and exactly how I'm experiencing aging--no crisis, just growing and healing. I especially love how you describe loss of purpose, and time, silence, nothingness--iI've expanded in that space (once I surrendered to it). And yes, the absolute joy of being done with my period, traveling without thinking of timing and tampons? Hallelujah! Thank you for this, it's morning here in Budapest and this was the perfect read to start my day.