Chapter 49: Epilogue

Thoughts about what I am calling the Year of Tears (and Fears)

The day I turned 49, in March 2023.

I am officially two weeks away from turning fifty, and I feel the weight of it—not in a bad way, but in a way that makes you feel like you are headed into the third act of your life. Mortality has planted a seed in my brain, and it's beginning to take root in ways that feel helpful and inviting.

Time is the great equali…