Women Over 50: Ready to Try Something New?

Women Over 50: Ready to Try Something New?

I recently heard a friend of mine say she is ready to “open an aperture” onto her life. I immediately became curious and asked her what she meant. She said she was at a point in her life where she wanted to cut back on the amount of work she did; to stop having...
Women Over 50: Are You Ready?

Women Over 50: Are You Ready?

Shiraz Baboo is a coach and self-proclaimed “Reality Interventionalist” whose work is called Energetic Magic.  In one of his daily email messages, Shiraz posted the following: Truth Bomb: “I’m not ready” is a lie dressed up as caution. Why This...
Women Over 50: What’s Next?

Women Over 50: What’s Next?

Some quotations stick with me, and over the years, this one has: “Midway upon the journey of our life, I found myself within a forest dark, for the straightforward pathway had been lost.” Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy: Inferno—Purgatorio – Paradiso. I would not...
Women Over 50: What Ripples Are You Producing?

Women Over 50: What Ripples Are You Producing?

“What wouldn’t exist if you hadn’t been born?” I was really struck by that question when I heard it. My first thought was how multi-layered the answer is. Let’s start with the immediate things and people around you. If you have children, they wouldn’t be here. My...
Women Over 50: Are You Living with Intention?

Women Over 50: Are You Living with Intention?

Recently I wrote a blog about hearing Stacy Peralta, a legendary skateboarder (and now many other things) say the following:  Imagine removing a pan of boiling water from the stove and setting it on a counter. Gradually the temperature of the water will decrease to...
Women Over 50: Retire? Why?

Women Over 50: Retire? Why?

If you knew you would never take a traditional retirement, would that change how you’re thinking about your future?  As some of you know, I’m not a fan of most women retiring in the traditional way. Often when I say that, I get a lot of pushback. And I get that....