- Sep 18, 2025
61 and Thriving: Navigating Life’s Transitions with Faith, Hope & Love
- Michelle R. Jones
- Navigating Life & Life Transitions, About The Life Strategies
Celebrating milestones, embracing change, and thriving through life’s seasons with a foundation of nutrition, wellness, and spiritual grounding.
Personal Birthday Reflection
Today, I turn 61. Looking back, each year has been a chapter in a story of growth, resilience, and faith. Life has brought transitions — some I eagerly embraced, others I had no choice but to navigate. Through it all, I’ve discovered that the key to thriving in life’s transitions lies in a foundation of faith, hope, and love, supported by nutrition, wellness, and intentional living.
As the creator of The Life Strategies, my journey began with helping adult children navigate the delicate and often overwhelming process of Parent-Child Role Reversal. But over time, I realized that transitions touch every stage of life — and guidance is needed at every turn. Today, I want to share the expanded vision of The Life Strategies: helping people navigate all of life’s major transitions.
The Life Strategies Vision: More Than Parent-Child Role Reversal
Life is full of transitions, and each brings its own challenges and opportunities. The Life Strategies framework now supports people through:
Young Adult Independence: Post-high school decisions, college, trades, gap years, or first jobs. Learning the essentials of life skills, budgeting, and self-care.
Career & Professional Transitions: Career pivots, promotions, relocations, and finding purpose in work.
Family & Caregiving Changes: Guiding adult children, caring for aging parents or spouses, managing relationships, and balancing responsibilities without losing oneself.
Later Life & Reinvention: Retirement, rediscovering passions, navigating empty nests, and embracing lifelong learning.
Health & Wellness Transitions: Maintaining energy, nutrition, and fitness to thrive physically, emotionally, and spiritually during every life stage.
At the heart of every transition is the opportunity to grow. By embedding faith, hope, and love in each decision, and sustaining ourselves through nutrition and wellness, we can navigate these changes with confidence, purpose, and grace.
Why Transitions Are Life’s Greatest Teachers
Every transition teaches us something vital: resilience, patience, and clarity.
Here are three principles to keep in mind during any transition:
Embrace Change as a Teacher: Transitions reveal strengths and values you may not have recognized.
Root Yourself in Faith and Hope: Leaning on spiritual grounding brings clarity when life feels uncertain.
Nourish Your Body and Mind: Healthy living—balanced nutrition, movement, rest—keeps you equipped to face challenges.
Closing Birthday Reflection
At 61, I celebrate not just the years behind me, but the journey ahead. I encourage you to embrace your transitions with faith, hope, love, and wellness at the center. Life’s changes aren’t obstacles — they are invitations to grow, connect, and thrive.
Celebrate My 61st Birthday With a Special Pre-Order Gift!
Today, I’m celebrating my 61st birthday, and I want to celebrate with you! Pre-order my new book, When The Music Restarts, releasing next week to coincide with the start of fall, and receive my Life Transition Reflection Sheet immediately as your Birthday Bonus Gift.
This special gift will help you reflect on your own life transitions and prepare to navigate your next season with faith, hope, and love — even before the book officially launches!