TV or Not TV

Posted by admin on Apr 9, 2014 in Elderhood, Re imagine your life, Re-invent yourself, Renew your marriage, Renew your spirit, Third Age | 0 comments As the title might suggest, my husband and I have made a fateful decision. We have decided “Not TV”. This started when he came home one evening and announced he didn’t want to watch TV. “I don’t want to watch other people’s lives. I want to live my own.” That was fine by me. My TV watching consisted mainly of a nightly round of Wheel of Fortune, and although I miss the program, my life seems the...
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What Would You Do If You Knew You Could Not Fail?

Posted by admin on Apr 8, 2014 in Elderhood, Learn something new, Leave a legacy, Renew your spirit, Third Age | 0 comments Have you ever thought of what you would do if you knew you could not fail? I didn’t originate this question. I have heard it from more than one source. What is your answer? Don’t read another word of this post until you answer that question. Got your answer? OK, do you believe you can do this? How high did you dare to dream? When you have allowed yourself to imagine the best you can become and...
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You Too Can Be a Writer. Here’s How:

Posted by admin on Apr 7, 2014 in Elderhood, Re imagine your life, Re-invent yourself, Renew your spirit, Third Age | 0 comments When I’m done with you today, you will be a writer. Here’s why: A writer’s either writing or thinking about writing. Therefore a writer’s always writing. Actually that statement gave me some inspiration. I like to think about writing, and I like to write. That is, I like to write when I am actually writing. When I am sitting in front of a blank screen trying to think about what to...
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Mindfulness, or How to Stop Having Senior Moments

Posted by admin on Mar 29, 2014 in Elderhood, Learn something new, Third Age | 0 comments Ever walk into another room in your house to do something and totally forget what you came to do? Sure you have. And what do you and everyone else call that? Senior moment, right? I have news for you. Long before I became a senior, I had these so-called senior moments. Lots of them. And no, I wasn’t “developmentally delayed.” I was actually considered quite bright for my age. I think there is...
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Living for the Kids?

Posted by admin on Mar 26, 2014 in Elderhood, Learn something new, Leave a legacy, Re-invent yourself, Third Age | Comments Off on Living for the Kids? Before I had grandchildren, it was hard to imagine how attached I would become to the little darlings (same for my kids actually). I liked other people’s kids and grandkids, but I could take them or leave them. Now that I have them, I can totally relate to “living for the kids”–grandkids, that is. For me, the grandkids, both in their presence and their absence, remind me of my own children and...
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Sic Transit Gloria Tuesday

Posted by admin on Mar 24, 2014 in Elderhood, Re imagine your life, Re-invent yourself, Renew your spirit, Third Age | 0 comments Gloria Steinem is turning 80 on March 25. Remember Gloria (This is what 50 looks like)? Every decade she has repeated the mantra. And what do you suppose she is doing to celebrate this birthday? Did you say “Riding elephants in Botswana?” Well, you would be correct. Gloria has long been one of my idols. She has been beautiful at all ages, so articulate and always for the cause of women...
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