Riding Elephants

11 Mar

I have difficulty with the mainstream narrative of the inevitable demise and invisibility of women over 50.⠀

It’s simply not the experience of women I know or knew when I was younger.⠀

The women I saw ahead of me had crossed over into a mystical world where the living was easy. Or at least so it seemed from their calm poise. ⠀

Whilst our youth-obsessed culture chases after a Love Island ‘ideal’ that’s unobtainable, these women have stepped into their Queenship and are owning it.⠀

Mick Lindberg was riding elephants bareback at 66 whilst battling cancer. After multiple careers as a celebrated model and photographer Mick is now a sought-after artist. Everything she does inspires me. She creates beauty and magic in equal measure. She is insatiably curious. Call it a crush, but the moment I met her ten years ago, I thought: If this is what life has in store for me, I can’t wait.