What Is That Golden Girl Life?
When I was in college in the late 1980s, I watched The Golden Girls on television. In my early 20s, I thought Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia were cute “old” ladies. They wore what I considered to be older ladies’ clothes. They didn’t work or exercise consistently. They lived together without husbands or steady boyfriends, and they were in the house a lot. Although they were incredibly funny, they seemed a little lonely, bored, and almost as if they felt their best days were behind them.
The Question That Changed Everything
The Golden Girls was incredibly entertaining then, and it is still entertaining now. However, as I got closer to the ages of the women on the show, I began to see their lives a little differently. It made me wonder what life after 50 would mean for me. Was that really what it was supposed to look like? Was their version all there is?
I surely hoped not.
Wanting Something More
As I faced this new frontier, I realized I wanted something different. Something more. The more I thought about it, the more I understood that the old narratives surrounding women aging after 40 and 50 did not represent the life I wanted to live. I loved Bea Arthur and Betty White, but I didn’t want to live like Dorothy and Rose did. So I decided to flip the script on what life looks like for women at this stage of life.
Writing My Own Script
If I were cast in a 21st-century version of The Golden Girls, my life’s script would look very different from Dorothy and Rose’s. In fact, I have been writing and rewriting my script since I turned 55. It includes staying active and fit, traveling and enjoying life and new experiences with people I care about, and sometimes on my own, continuing to build a career I enjoy, and wearing beautiful and sometimes “age-inappropriate” clothes simply because I want to and because I can.
It also includes taking care of my body so I can look and feel younger than my age while continuing to grow and live life fully on my own terms.
In my script, getting older does not mean we have to be stuck in the house and invisible, nor does it mean that life as a vibrant woman is winding down. In fact, it can mean something entirely different if we choose to redefine the narrative. That Golden Girl Life is the rewritten script that reflects this life-changing choice.
What It Means to Me Now
Today, I see this season of life, That Golden Girl Life, as one of continued growth and expansion. I am excited about my future and moving forward with intention, purpose, clarity, and confidence.
Based on Haggai 2:9, I believe our latter days will be greater than our former days, and that promise reflects how I now see my life. Not as something declining, but as something still unfolding and growing. The best is truly yet to come.
That Golden Girl Life is “the best.” It is a lifestyle that embraces health, style, purpose, and continued growth at every stage of life. During this stage, we can look and feel as good as possible for as long as possible, and our best years are not behind us. They are ahead.
Step Into That Golden Girl Life
If you are in this season of life, or approaching it, I invite you to begin defining what it looks like for you. Not based on what you’ve been told, but what you know is possible.
Come live That Golden Girl Life with me. If you want to see what this looks like in real life, read my story here. You can also watch the full video here.