Why Second Life?

For us, it’s about time. The fact that there is less in front of us than behind us. Or that maybe we haven’t made the most of what we’ve had.

It’s about passion. The fact that we want—no, NEED—passion in our lives. And that we aren’t always sure what our passions are or how to live them.

It’s about honesty and the fact that we’ve been so focused on trying to make work or children or “busy-ness” be the meaning in our lives, that we’re not honest about who we are and what we want. We’ve pushed what we want so far into the future that we can’t even answer the question. And sometimes we’re afraid to even ask it.

It’s about loving ourselves and our belief that someone will be awarding us a merit badge for putting everyone else’s needs before our own. It feels good to be “unselfish” until you realize that while you were helping everyone else, you became someone you didn’t recognize. Sometimes it’s easier that way. Then we don’t have the lonely, painful journey of having to find out who WE are when no one else is around.

It’s about giving to others by giving to ourselves and understanding how it is through being “selfish” and becoming who we really are that we find our greatest joy.

It’s about creating community and using the power of other women to find the power that lies within.

 

We’ve created Second Life because we believe that every woman faces at least one phase of her life when she questions her very being. All of us reach endings at some point and wonder how to create new beginnings. We can feel alone and uncertain in that process, adrift and, wondering if we’ll ever find our passions again. Having been through our own endings, we want to help other women navigate theirs. We want to do so with humor and compassion and by offering the opportunity for new ideas and new connections that can turn confusion and change into growth and joy. We want to create a community of women who support each other in life’s journey, who can share their own wisdom and experiences and who want to learn from where others have been before.

 

We believe that our Second Lives offer second chances—and we want to help you make the most of yours.  Please join us in our journey.

                                                             Yours,

                                                            Jann and Michele

 

Comments

[Mike Cook]

I was honored and humbled by the review of THRIVE you've included on your site. I also love your site, it has the sort of irreverent feel and humorous outlook that smack loudly of a passionate quest for lives that feel alive. Life is far too precious and precarious to live it doing anything but what you love and that's the commitment I recognize in the background of just about every word on the site.

Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you or your readership.

[Antoinette]

i came upon your site by following links from some of my favorite bloggers. after reading some of your posts, i feel like i was led here! the thoughts expressed in your posts echo my thoughts/feelings of late (but your words are much more eloquent :P). i was just beginning to wonder if i was the only one and now i know i'm not. thank you! i look forward to reading more!