How Discovering Ikigai Transformed My 70s into the Most Vibrant Decade of My Life
Living on your own terms
For most of my life, I let external expectations shape my idea of purpose. Success meant achievement. Fulfillment meant finding one passion. Slowing down felt like falling behind.
But when I started questioning those beliefs, I realized they weren’t truly mine. They were ideas I had absorbed—from society, from work culture, from the people around me.
Letting go of those expectations gave me the freedom to redefine purpose on my own terms. And that shift wasn’t just about ikigai—it was about how I approached everything in my life.
