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Whom to Remember on Mother’s Day

I propose that we enlarge Mother’s Day to honor not just our biological mothers but our spiritual mothers as well.  They are the teachers, neighbors, aunts, family friends and others whose generosity of spirit left an indelible [...]

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No Bucket List for This Gal!

I think I will tear my hair out if one more person asks, “How’s your bucket list coming along?”  The implication is that I’m running out of time to camp in the Sahara, jump out of an airplane, learn Italian or any number of demanding feats. If I were to answer, “The hell with a bucket list,” in all likelihood, I’d be considered [...]

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Celebrating Feisty Old Broads

Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day. These immortal words of Dylan Thomas are a suitable motto for Feisty Old Broads, older women who reject the stereotype of the accommodating old lady.  The FOB’s are women who are fearless in their individuality. They speak truth to power, laugh a lot, have [...]

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Aging Like a Wise Woman

This week I’ll be a guest speaker for a Zoom class of older women, addressing what makes for a meaningful aging. For my presentation, I came up with these guidelines for growing into a wise older woman, which I’m sharing here:   Honor Your Failures Reframe your “failures” as risks you took where you stuck your neck out.  Examine [...]

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Let Me Off the Anti-Aging Merry-Go-Round!

I get it.  I’m not supposed to grow old because I live in a society that worships youth. My wrinkles, gray hair, sagging breasts, and flabby upper arms render me unacceptable. The anti-aging industry to the rescue.  Up-to-the-minute plastic surgery procedures, facial fillers, beauty creams and medical supplements offer remedies that play [...]

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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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