Although geography isn’t a cure, surroundings can have a profound effect on us. They can be transformative. Watching these women and their dogs on the beach created an oasis of calm and joy in the middle of a conference. What works for you? What surroundings will you need to support your life choices? I’ve been [...]
Entries Tagged as 'midlife'
Rediscovering Resources
September 10th, 2009 · No Comments · midlife
This is what I love about good ideas – if you didn’t quite get them the first time around, they often keep circling back. The same is true of great resources. If you’re like me, you have a long, long, long list of bookmarked sites on your computer – and you use about five of [...]
Tags:midlife
Oy Veh! It Hurts!
September 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Choices, Self-image, change, midlife
Things hurt this morning. I decided that I really needed to do something good for myself and get out there and walk. And things hurt this morning. Many things. There’s a cramp in my left calf that keeps coming back and is tender in between cramps. My back is not happy. My left shoulder and [...]
Tags:action·appearance·change·Choices
Old Friends
August 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Choices, friendships, midlife
Last weekend there was an all-Bette Davis day on one of the movie channels. I needed a quick cry, so I tuned in for the last few minutes of Dark Victory. Remember how, when Judith discovers death is imminent, she tells her friend, “I’m the luck one.”? She’s moving forward while everyone else is staying [...]
Tags:Add new tag·change·Choices·friendships·midlife·old friends
When I’m 64 …
July 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Choices, midlife
As Paul McCartney asks, “will you still need me, will you still feed me?” Â He got an answer a while ago. What about you? Are you thinking about 64? Singing to yourself? Sulking or celebrating? For me, Wednesday is the big day. And the answer to the question is a resounding YES! Â And first on [...]
Read The Transition Network Blog
June 5th, 2009 · No Comments · midlife
The Transition Network is a wonderful organization for women over 50. It’s a great way to meet – and try to keep up with – women with a range of interests from skiing and world travel through health care and volunteerism. I’m proud to have joined the handful of women contributing to the TTN Blog and [...]
Consulting: The Voice of Authority for Women at Midlife?
May 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Choices, Mid-Career, Presence, midlife, workplace
A recent article by Shannon Leonard-Boone in Business First links consulting to maintaining control and using expertise. This opens up interesting possibilities for women at midlife. Women have gained greater visibility and credibility in the workplace over the past decades, but may still not have the authority of their male peers. While Leonard-Boone does not [...]
Tags:consultants·entrepreneurs
Worklife Hype?
May 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Choices, Mid-Career, midlife, workplace
OK. We’ve ,already covered the 50 is the new whatever story, but I’m seeing a trend here. Brian Tracy, in his recent book Reinvention: How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life, tells us: A person who is 50 years old today is only halfway through his productive worklife. You [...]
Tags:50·retirement·workplace
Susan Boyle? It’s Time! And You?
April 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Choices, Self-image, midlife
So here’s this lovely, seemingly quiet and unassuming British 47 year old who maybe still has never been kissed who, as of today, has about 17,000,000 Google listings and over 33 million hits on YouTube. People are talking about her everywhere. There are over 400 blog posts about her. One blog post that caught my eye was The Baby [...]
Tags:action·age·Susan Boyle
Children? Grandchildren? Maybe Not So Much.
April 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Choices, midlife
We vary widely when it comes to maternal instinct. Some people never had any. Many of the women in this group chose not to have children. A few surrounded their children with other adults with maternal instinct to spare. Some women had one child, made sure they raised that child well and considered their duty [...]
Tags:children·Choices·grandchildren
