The past holds many treasures that can serve us well as seek to discover what we are supposed to be doing now that we’re almost old. Not only does it contain the wisdom born of hardship and pain, but it also holds the key to the joy and meaning that…
View More Mining the PastMonth: June 2011
What is Normal?
I see a common thread running through conversations among older women lately. There seems to be a struggle going on ~ an inner struggle and, for many, an outer struggle. So many of us are struggling with financial pressures and uncertain financial futures, job upheaval, parents and children in various…
View More What is Normal?What do You Really Want now that You’re Almost Old?
The only way to get what you really want is to let go of what you don’t want. ~ Iyanla Vanzant Getting what we want in life not only seems possible when we are young, but inevitable. Even in my darkest moments I believed with utter fervor and commitment that…
View More What do You Really Want now that You’re Almost Old?The Gypysnester ~ Life After Kids
Veronica and her husband Dave were unwilling to spend a single moment feeling sad that their kids had flown the coop. They decided that instead of being “empty nesters” they were going to be “gypsy nesters” and wander the globe, untethered and free. You will find their journey and a…
View More The Gypysnester ~ Life After KidsBLOOM WHERE YOU’RE PLANTED – JUST WATER THE DAMN PLANT!
Every once in a while I hear an idea that at first I’m inclined to dismiss, but something needles me until I reconsider. Then, when I do, I find a shift takes place in my perspective. I may even have an “ah ha!” moment. If you’ve ever had one you…
View More BLOOM WHERE YOU’RE PLANTED – JUST WATER THE DAMN PLANT!Grandmother’s Afghan
I think I’ve lost my nerve. I say “I think” because these days it comes and goes with the wind. When or why I lost the ability to try new things I can’t say for sure. It seems like I’ve been this way forever and like my grandmother’s hand crocheted…
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