Hello Reader,

Flexibility… what comes to mind first?

Your hamstrings?
Your joints?
Your ability to twist, bend, move?

The body changes — that is inevitable.
But the flexibility that shapes our experience of life is not in the muscles.

It is the flexibility of the mind.

Recently, during a quiet walk (no phone, no scrolling, just presence), my mind wandered to the people leading our government. Not the issues or the sides — but the people themselves.

Many of them are in their late 70s, 80s, even 90s.
Carrying decades of influence and lived history — and often, deeply fixed ways of thinking.

And it made me ask:

What happens when we stop allowing ourselves to learn?
When certainty becomes identity?
When experience becomes inflexibility?

Then the reflection turned inward — because it always does.

In my 40s, I was strong, capable, driven — and also holding so much.

• Holding expectations
• Holding identity
• Holding responsibility
• Holding myself together

The holding wasn’t dramatic.
It was subtle — always there in the background.

I didn’t change because life got easier.
I changed because the holding became heavier than the letting go.

And the shift didn’t happen overnight.
There was no sudden insight or breakthrough.
It was slow.​
A gentle unveiling.

Curiosity didn’t return as innocence — it returned as wonder with awareness.

When we are young, our brains spend more time in Theta — the realm of imagination, exploration, and possibility.
As adults, we don’t return to that state exactly —
but we can return to the essence of it:

Curiosity rooted in wisdom.
Openness supported by experience.
Wonder blended with discernment.

It wasn’t:
​“Let me forget everything I know.”

It was:
​“Let me allow what I know to expand.”

This kind of curiosity feels like:

• noticing something familiar in a new way
• questioning a belief that once felt absolute
• loosening the grip, just a little

Not childish curiosity —
​integrated curiosity.

The kind that lets us evolve
without losing ourselves.

A reflection for your week:

Where could life feel just a little easier this week?​
No big changes — simply noticing is enough.

With breath and gentle wonder,
​Nancy

The Quiet Mile — the pause where curiosity and wisdom meet.

If this resonated, I’d love to hear from you.
Where is curiosity calling you right now?
Just hit reply — I’m listening.

​
​

Nancy Waring is the author of The Vibrant Sage: Arousing Energy for Health and Happiness, and a holistic wellness guide for women navigating midlife and beyond. Through breath, movement, mindful nourishment, and heartful introspection, she helps women reconnect with their energy, confidence, and inner wisdom.

Her approach is rooted in lived experience — not perfection — and in the belief that it’s never too late to feel vibrant, strong, and whole.

Nancy’s work supports women in releasing stuckness, reclaiming self-trust, and creating lives filled with purpose, peace, and authenticity. Whether through her writing, private coaching, or in retreat spaces, she offers calm guidance, compassionate reflection, and tools that lead to lasting transformation.

👉 Discover more at TheVibrantSage.com​

📸 Follow along @Nancy-thevibrantsage

📍 Based in [ Florida ]

📩 Reach out: nancy@fitnessatworkmd.com​