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“Can’t we all just get along?”

This was Rodney King’s plea in 1992, when he was physically assaulted by the LA cops during that year’s race riots. Thirty-two years later American society still struggles to “get along.” Now it appears that Trump’s re-election [...]

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Growth Through Vulnerability

Being vulnerable is generally defined as speaking and acting in a way that involves a risk where the outcome is unpredictable.  For this reason, many take pains to avoid being vulnerable rather than chance receiving disapproval and rejection. This limited perspective overlooks the enormous benefits of being vulnerable. Abigail Thomas, the [...]

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Three Cheers for 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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What I Hold

This past weekend I hunkered down with treasured artist Maira Kalman’s latest book, Women Holding Things, a collection of playful drawings of women holding things accompanied by Kalman’s witty commentary. This delightful book prompted me to make a list of some of the things I hold along with those that will free me up if I stop holding [...]

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Owning Your Voice

My class of “Women and Aging,” got into a lively discussion for maximizing our later years.  After the class one member dashed off a group email apologizing for “interrupting and talking too much.”  Her email was promptly followed by another class member who echoed the same regret along with her apology.  A little later a third [...]

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How Women Give Away Their Power

Women give away their power when they accommodate in a way that stifles their voices, where they don’t honor themselves, but silence themselves because they fear upsetting the other and putting the relationship in jeopardy.  It’s a hard pattern to break because, since the beginning of time, women have been conditioned to please others, [...]

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The Older Woman Warrior

Who’s the older woman warrior? She’s the older woman, who believes in doing her part to make her community and the world a kinder, more just place. She cares deeply about the planet her children and grandchildren will inherit. She’s not afraid to stick her neck out. She figures she doesn’t have much to lose given her advanced age.  [...]

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