There are two types of change – those changes thrust upon us and those that we make by choice – both can have either a positive or negative outcome. I have, as have you, no doubt, been faced with many mountainous, thrust-upon-me kind of life changes. Changes happened beyond my control. For example, overnight I […]

The definition of change is to reshape, transform or evolve. I think women our age tend to be satisfied with their lives. Feeling satisfied with the life you live is powerful because it means that you feel good about you. I have recently rediscovered the satisfaction and the power of silence. When you feel good […]

Life is a little sweeter when you live it with passion and humor over 50. Let me begin by saying: Be positively passionate about your life. Weather your valleys and inhale your mountains. Seek out people who are happy campers and humorous. One of my close friends, Sue, emailed me at the beginning of the week […]

I like the saying, “Moving through the world.” I know there are many women who have given up on moving through their worlds because they feel invisible and irrelevant. They see changes in their bodies, their eyebrows thinning and their hands aging. They walk down the street without that extra skip in their steps, and their […]

  A caregiver is a family member or paid helper who regularly looks after a sick, elderly or disabled parent. The realization that our parent needs outside care sends an unsettling feeling through every adult child’s heart and mind. We think to ourselves, “It’s not supposed to be this way; our parents are our caregivers, not the […]