Role Models

If we look, there are role models everywhere when it comes to growing older.  We can still accomplish the things we have dreamed about.  Age might change the way we thought we would attain our goals but they can still be accomplished.  So dream BIG, search for joy and let the world know that we are not even close to being done with it yet!

It's Never Too Late to Change

How centenarians explain their longevity is an interesting article about why some people believe they have lived so long.  Being happy is a big one as are the basics: diet, exercise and sleep.  The way we choose to live our life will alter the quality and quantity of our years.  It really is up to us.

Aging with Finess

There are so many positive, creative, wonderful and enlightening suggestions all over.  I will make an effort to find lots and post them here.  I want to be inspired and enchanted this year with aging role models and more ways to live a full, alive life.  I came across these 50 ways to age effortlessly.  Read them embrace them especially #50!

Real Life

Thank you to Aleah Chapin for her Aunties Project, for portraying aging women as so many of us are: wrinkled, grey haired, cracked up by life, joyful and real!  Don't cringe at these pictures but embrace them.  It is long past time that we begin to find true beauty in a life lived.

We Can Do So Much

Not all of us can run far and everyday but let this couple, Janette Murray-Wakelin, 64, and Alan Murray, 68, inspire you to believe that as we age we can get better, healthier, happier or accomplish whatever is on our list.  

Aging Abundantly

I like the title: Aging Abundantly!  Dorothy Sanders lists ten windows to wisdom on this blog post.  Very enlightening with much truth.  Such wisdom down to the very last line:  There is always something to be grateful for.

100/0 Principle

Watch this very short video 100/0 Principle and imagine if we all lived our lives this way.  Things would be very different!

Now go out into the world and be amazing!

Steve Jobs

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."      Steve Jobs

Go out and be all you can be, regardless of your age, your looks, your education, your gender.  Find a way to make your life work with joy and compassion, be wild and don't ever let other people's opinions stop you from being yourself!

Heart Journey

Watch this inspiring video Song of Ascension.  Let it grab your heart and take you on a journey of hope, of knowing that we each can make a difference on this earth, of feeling the connection of everyone and everything.  Then go out and make a difference in the world.  It really is up to us. 

Be remarkable!

Another Woman for the Planet

This is a fabulous speech by Sigourney Weaver as she accepts the Rachel Carson award.  It's worth seven minutes of your day to watch it.  Take her message to heart: as women, we can all do something to make a difference.  Be inspired, become an activist for anything you have a passion for.  No matter what our age is, we can let our voice be heard. 

Be the change you wish to see in the world...

Wisdom from Women

Wisdom from Women who made things happen is a very short but inspiring video.  Take a few minutes to watch it. 

I am so thankful for those intelligent, beautiful women who paved the way for me.  My goal is that many years from now someone will be saying that about me. 

Let's be inspiring!

Older Women Athletes

Wondering what older women athletes are capable of?  Read this article.  If you are still very physically active and wondering how long you can continue, this will inspire you! 

Older athletes, particularly women, are more disciplined, more consistent with their training, and smarter competitively because the know how to pace themselves.

This is a wonderful tribute to aging!

Stay strong and happy!

Positive Thoughts

Remember, we can change how we view our own aging bodies.  We can set the standard for our daughters, granddaughters, nieces and friends.  We do that by setting an example, by changing the way WE think, by embracing our age, our wrinkles, and our beauty, yes, our aging beauty.  Youth has its perks but so does age.  If we each change the way we think eventually the rest of this society will follow.  It's up to each one of us.

Thoughts become things, so if you are constantly berating the way you look, every time you glance in the mirror you will see something you don't like.  Is that something you'd wish on a friend, a daughter or any female?  Probably not, so stop, change the way you think.  Start seeing beauty in age, believe me it's there. 

This is one of the most uplifting, charming sites that I have found about changing your thought process.  You can sign up for daily notes from the Universe.  It's wonderful! It's encouraging!  Try it.

Remember, you are fabulous!

Life - Learning Experiences

I have been presented with so many learning experiences lately.  It almost seems as if they are increasing as time flies by.  Long ago I used to look in awe at older people, thinking that they had it all figured out.  Now isn't that funny?  Maybe we never have it figured out because then life would be boring. 

I have been involved in a story about Penny Palfrey and her epic swim of over 40 hours.  An article came out (which was found to be false) that sharks were killed to protect her and the story went viral.  The environmental wackos (yes, I was once one of them)  burst onto the scene acting like sharks themselves.  I learned you can't trust anything you read to be 100% factual and people will say anything online.

I have met some interesting people this month who are showing me that I have so much to discover about me and everyone else.

I am constantly being challenged to be a better parent, a kinder person, and a more compassionate human being.  I try to be nonjudgmental but that doesn't always work.  I try to be above the push to look youthful but sometimes I look twice gasping when I glance in the mirror and see all my hair is gray. 
What I am constantly reinforcing is that we are so much alike.  We want to be accepted for who we are, we want to be loved and listened to, we want comfort and understanding.
So I continue on, anticipating my next learning experience and hoping it will make me a better person.

You are remarkable, don't let anyone make you doubt that!

Time Passes

I've been away spending time with my charming 6 month old granddaughter and celebrating my sister's 50th birthday with her.  What a delightful time.  I was also tweeting for my brother as he paddled his way along side swimmer Penny Palfrey, a 59 year old grandmother, as she broke the world record for longest nonstop, unaided open ocean.  She swam 68 miles in 40 hours and 41 minutes!  An incredible athlete.  Amazing story.  Check it out here.

Vibrant Health, Women's bodies, women's health

If you haven't heard Dr. Northrup watch this video.  She is dynamic, humorous and very informative.  She has written a number of books that are inspiring .  My favorite is The Secret Pleasures of Menopause.  She has powerful, insightful words.  Listen and learn.  
Change what you think about your health.  Regardless of our past each of us has inner guidance to create vibrant health.

Healthy Aging

I think it's important to stay informed about the aging process.  Most posts about healthy aging say the same thing: exercise and eat a healthy diet.  To that I would add stretch, not only your body but your mind too. Continue to challenge yourself in all areas.  Think positive.  Smile, definitely have a good deep belly laugh once a day.  Find some way to counteract stress.  Surround yourself with healthy, happy people.  If your relationship is sick, fix it or move on.  Be passionate about something.  Play more.  Get more vitamin D.  Do something for someone else without them knowing.  Be grateful.  Take up Yoga, dancing, kayaking or mountain climbing - it's never too late.  Call your kids just to tell them they are loved.  Walk more.  Learn something new.  Decide you will not shed another tear over the guy who left you, your wrinkles, or a few extra pounds.  Stand taller and relax.  Take deep breaths and give yourself a hug.

You are remarkable!!

Change How You Look and Feel About Beauty in Aging

Take a look at these tips and reasons to change how you feel about aging.  It is amazing how such a simple thing as an attitude adjustment can alter how we see ourselves.  Read these tips with thoughtfulness and start being kind to yourself. 

Now go out and live a life of adventure, live it authentically with passion, find your bliss and hold on to it.  Stop obsessing about wrinkles or sagging breasts.  They are a fact of life, they prove that we have lived through much and have come out on the side of survival.  Go out and be the person you always wanted to be, it's never too late!

I hope you see that you are fabulous!

Happy Spring!

Happy Spring!


"If I had my Life to Live Over"


I would start barefoot earlier in the spring

and stay that way later in the fall.

I would go to more dances.

I would ride more merry-go-rounds.

I would pick more daisies.

-poet Nadine Stair (wrote when she was 85)

70 Candles

Wow, 70 candles!  For some of us that seems like a long way away, for others it might be tomorrow or for some it might have already passed them by.  What ever your age take a look at 70 Candles.  It was started by two women who were reaching this big milestone in their lives.  They look great for 70!  Browse the blog, read some of the comments and stories and watch the video.  If you are approaching that age leave a comment or story.  It is wonderful to have such strong healthy role models for the up coming years.