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"Have I mentioned how much I like the British use of the article &amp;quot;the&amp;quot; before menopause? Only once or twice, you say. Good, then. Well, I&amp;#039;ll read anything that comes from our sisters across the pond that addresses this transition so properly, and yesterday there was an interesting article in the Daily Mail about menopause being the BEST thing that ever happened to some women. Journalist Tessa Cunningham interviewed several women who had approached menopause with a sense of foreboding, convinced they would lose everything from their sex drive and health to their zest for life. What they found? Menopause was liberating, transformative, and life altering \u2013in a good way. These women became more daring and confident; they felt more sexy and feminine not less. Cunningham writes about Monica, a reserved schoolteacher, who credits menopause with giving her the confidence to do what she always wanted \u2013 write. So Monica quit her job and went on to write and perform a comedy about sex and love at midlife. Another woman packed up and moved continents to begin her life anew, again crediting menopause as the catalyst that enabled her to become adventurous. Still another found her life unbelievably &amp;quot;dull&amp;quot; before menopause. While I don&amp;#039;t feel the need to make drastic changes, I too find this time period can be liberating. Surviving some of the more challenging aspects of perimenopause, for instance, makes me feel fearless. I don&amp;#039;t spend quite so much time worrying about what others think, which allows me to take risks I might not have taken before (such as writing this blog). So I cheer women like Monica who are having the time of their lives, and, according to Cunningham, are part &amp;quot;of a growing band of women who are convinced the menopause is the best thing that has ever happened to them.&amp;quot; It&amp;#039;s their attitude and perception that has helped make it so. What about you reader? Do you have positive stories to share? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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