It’s sort of fascinating to be 45 and single and childless. Happily single, I should add. Not at home crying about it. These are very big and very personal questions that aren’t anyone’s business, but that somehow, like the right to choose, become fodder for public conversation. Some of the ability to reflect on what I really want comes from pushing up against a society that shames me for not having the expected trappings. I’m very pleased with my existence these days. Have I had to learn to make friends with loneliness? Yes. I think if I were in a relationship, it would be the same.
-Tracee Ellis Ross, In Style Magazine, October 2018
Tracee talks about being content with ‘choiceful solitude’, as she calls it. A single and childfree woman speaking the words that she is happy in her solitude is one thing, but that peace must be felt deeply when no one is around. Making the most of your Earthly time is extremely important and Tracee has done exactly that in her private time and within her career.
Have a Pleasant Day
-Rae Pleasant
