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Waking Up

When I think about what has made my life meaningful, it’s come from those experiences where I woke up.  Events that rocked my world when I was confronted  with truths that  ran counter to how I was living my life. As a young woman [...]

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Lessons On How to Die

When I mentioned to a friend that I was reading Katy Butler’s new book, The Art of Dying Well, her response was:  “That sounds grim.”  Another friend was similarly put-off, saying,  “I try not to think about death.  It’s too depressing.”   After finishing Butler’s book I felt anything but depressed. I felt empowered [...]

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Videos With Kick-Ass Female Leads

If you’re like me, evenings set aside for video watching frequently spiral into frustration. You make a selection but three minutes in, you know it’s not for you, so you try another film followed by another and another until after multiple failed attempts, you throw the remote across the room, give up on the video hunt and/or re-watch [...]

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The Older Woman’s New Power

Older women are feeling powerful as they discover a voice they didn’t possess in their previous decades.  They’re speaking up with a boldness and confidence unknown to their younger selves. Writer and blogger, 80 year-old Elaine Soloway has shed her passive aggressive self to take on verbal bullies.  The popular Australian writer, [...]

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