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Aging Fearlessly

Aging With Eyes Wide Open

There seem to be three basic ways most of us adapt to aging:  with our eyes shut, with our eyes half open, or with our eyes wide open. The first group consists of those in denial about aging, like women who protest, “Don’t ever call me old!”   The second group is where most of us fall; some days we acknowledge our aging and plan for [...]

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Dusting Off Your Dreams

I have a friend who’s been telling me for years that she’s going to take Italian lessons.  Another friend has a long-standing dream to visit Japan. For just as long every time I pass an art supply store I revisit my dream of taking up watercolors. We’re all members of the late-in-life dream club whose engine is stalled.  But it doesn’t [...]

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Bemoaning My Physical Decline

I’ve more or less accepted the changes aging brings to my appearance:  wrinkles, a sagging jaw line, droopy breasts and a puffy tummy.  The physical limitations are another story.  I am frequently at war with the arthritis in my left knee and right shoulder. I curse my body when my long walks have to be curtailed because my knee swells [...]

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Growing Old Without a Partner

I’m all for love and romance but when our love options run out as we age,  when dating is more frustrating than satisfying, wouldn’t we be happier if we accepted that love is no longer in the cards, seeking companionship among friends and family?  I mentioned this to a friend who looked aghast as if I were delivering a death sentence! [...]

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Learning to Be Old

What if the US had an official agency called “Learning to be Old”? Here’s how I imagine it: older women and men are scheduled for aging interviews where their aging progress is assessed followed by recommendations for a meaningful old age. When I show up for my interview I’m escorted to the women’s section and led [...]

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Celebrating the WOW Facebook Community

Today marks my 100th posting since launching WOW in August 2015. WOW came about when, looking for resources for my course “Women and Aging,” I goggled “blogs for older women.”  To my dismay the vast majority consisted of advice on how to dress younger, lure a man, up your sex drive, cosmetic surgery and the like. In other words, how [...]

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Yes, You Can Teach An Old Dog New Tricks!

“Don’t bother trying to explain that to her. She’s too old to get it.” This is typical of the way older adults are dismissed in our youth-obsessed culture, which stereotypes older people as too set in their ways to change. Hold on! I’m in my eighth decade. I’m anything but set in my ways. I continue to find new challenges to keep [...]

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