Passages After 50

Learning to say ‘no’ if you are a people pleaser

My daughter, Jenny, and I were having a conversation about my Grand, Skylar. I am very careful not to interfere in my daughter’s life but every once in a while, when I am passionate about something, I very carefully —almost stuttering inside myself —say…”No, I disagree.” For such a tiny word, “no” makes a big impact, […]

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Friendship Lost: A lesson on how to improve communication with friends

When miscommunication occurs in a close friendship, what is our best course of action? Here is my learned the hard, sad way lesson and how I lived into my answer. I hope you will find my tips to improve communication with friends wise and valuable. This blog is about a very close friendship that ended because […]

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Why women over 50 should embrace simplicity

There is a little poem gives me immeasurable pleasure and I have read and reread it several times; each and every time, I feel my body de-stress and unwind. And it reminds me that I am embracing simplicity after 50. The poem “Tis a gift to be simple, Tis a gift to be free. ‘Tis a gift to […]

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The connection between happiness and stress

My brother is an art collector. When I was in my twenties he convinced me to start collecting art and suggested I buy a beautiful Frank Stella. I listened and my fabulous Frank Stella hangs over our bed in our California home. During this same time frame he gifted me with a poster, that I […]

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Reaching out for help: My daughter called a shrink on me!

Dear readers, my memory is jogged by all kinds of conversations and situations in my life. Recently I was transported back to a time my young daughter was reaching out for help. I think about my life as a book, filled with millions of memories. I organize my memories into life stories based on the […]

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