We are, too often, miserable when we are not doing. In our increasingly fast- paced world there is little incentive to not-do. No wonder old age terrifies us! We can’t imagine “not doing”! We are so programmed to do, do, do. There’s nothing inherently wrong with doing. It feels good…
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Our beliefs shape our lives. One belief, wrongly held, can cast a shadow over one’s entire life. What do you believe? Do you know what’s driving you? Over the last decade in my work with women over fifty, I have heard said countless times, “I don’t feel that way anymore”,…
View More WHAT BELIEFS ARE DRIVING YOU?“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you insane your whole life.” ~ Anne Lamott Figuring out who we are and what we are supposed to be doing is a lifelong process…an ever-changing progression of near hits and misses. I have lived…
View More Perfectionism and AgingTravel through your “rite of passage” into the “age of elegance” with Chloe Jon Paul as your guide. Entering the Age of Elegance, written in the format of a travel guide, presents a detailed itinerary and plenty of guidance for a well planned journey. Jon Paul discusses every conceivable aspect of aging,…
View More Entering the Age of EleganceI think of my father more often these days. At sixty-six, like his father before him, he had a stroke and lost the use of the right side of his body. At the time I was only twenty-five, and while I admired the determination and perseverance he displayed throughout his…
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