Day 6 – Coming Of Age At 62 – A Mo(u)rning Struggle
Mornings haven’t been good lately. I struggle, emotionally, to get moving. I don’t want to get out of bed, so I stay there longer than I normally would. When I do get up, I wander, feeling powerless to do the list of things I want to accomplish. I have no idea what this malaise is [...]
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Day 5 – Coming Of Age At 62 | Multi-Generational Perspectives
Kate and Corrie. Two women I’ve grown older with over the past decade, who I had a visit from yesterday. I can hardly believe in less than a year they’ll turn 30 years old. Kate and Corrie were friends of my older son Seth. Kate lived with our family for a year when she was [...]
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Day 4 – Coming of Age at 62 | Forgiveness & Vulnerability
I allowed my “Coming of Age (COA) at 62″ writing-every-day ritual to get a bit mucked up last week. My not feeling well combined with the drive from VA to PA; my son & family visiting; and being out of any sort of routine set me back. I need to be precise here if I’m [...]
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Day 3 – Coming Of Age At 62
The rattle is powerful. It brings almost instant meditation and creates a changed state for me that is more powerful than traditional meditation. I’ve always had a hard time sitting and meditating. I get agitated rather than relaxed. People tell me if I just keep practicing I’ll “get there” - beyond an agitated state and [...]
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Day 2 – Coming Of Age At 62
I’m chronicling my second Coming Of Age – At 62 with ritual, ceremony and 365 days of writing/posts on the good, the bad and the ugly of a Baby Boomer starting again. It means honesty on my part and not hiding the light or the dark side of me. Join me in my adventure. Woke [...]
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Coming Of Age At 62 – Day 1
Today’s my birthday. I’m 62 and Coming Of Age (COA) – again. Preparing for my COA ritual that lasts a year, I moved from Lehigh Valley, PA, USA (where I lived for over half a century) to Arlington, Virginia, USA. I dressed with ceremony in mind. I wore a vest that reminds me of indigenous [...]
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3 Things You Can Learn From Diane Keaton’s Father
Driving away from the doctor’s appointment where he was given an imminent death prognosis, Diane Keaton’s father was initially quiet. When he spoke, Keaton listened to words she’d never heard her father say before: I never liked my job. I wish I’d spent more time with you kids. I wish I’d taken more risks. All [...]
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When Does Aging Start To Be Negative – At 16? 30? 50? 60 Years Of Age?
You’ve been aging since the day you were born. People saw it as cute then. “Oh she’s grown so much.” Aging was even seen as normal. “She’s now in the 75 percentile for her age in height! Another basketball player in the family.” There were no campaigns against you aging. In fact, your family, teachers [...]
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Building Resilence & Confidence In Girls | Rachel Simmons Talks About How
“When you teach a woman, you teach a nation.” That’s what Lena West of Influence Expansion said in last week’s interview for the Confidence Chronicles. She continued, “What’s the first thing that you [Cherry] did? …you met me and you wanted to share me with your audience. So when women learn something, we want to [...]
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