Creative Success Depends on Long View
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In this podcast, we feature author Taylor Marsh, who [read more]
The Midlife Sage Says: How To Find Sweet Love After A Sour Divorce
When I was invited to a New Year’s Eve party several years ago, I did what any 45-year-old divorced woman would do.
I rented a costume complete with velvet gown, a jeweled crown, and ornate scepter and went as “The Queen of Everything”.
There [...]
The Midlife Sage: You Can Enjoy A Family Vacation Without Drama Or Lawsuits
I recently joined my adult children and their families on a wonderful trip to the Oregon Coast.
This is a remarkable achievement for me because I have two brothers within a day’s drive of my home and we would rather eat rancid snot than [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: The Pact
What are the two most frightening words you can say to anyone over 50? Nursing Home.
It’s true that we girls are still young, but we’ve decided it’s high time we come up with a plan for ourselves that doesn’t involve [...]
Don’t Let A Downturn Economy Drag You Down
Whether we have stable jobs or are really feeling the financial pinch, the economic downturn is affecting us all, often to degrees that we are unaware.
Fears about making a proper living cascade into every aspect of our lives: family, friends, [...]
Podcast: Lessons In Defiant Resilience
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Actor/screenwriter Michael Genet is the author of They Must Not Know Who I Think I Am: Lessons in Defiant Resilience.
In this podcast, Michael discusses how defiant resilience is the difference between letting rejection defeat [...]
The Midlife Sage: Redefining Grandmother
My grandmothers were the quintessential matrons: they grew lush gardens, baked pies, canned peaches, crocheted doilies, and then peacefully passed away in their nineties.
My life has been a bit different, and I just hope I don’t die tomorrow [...]
Four Things For New Graduates To Consider Before Accepting Their First Job
In his classic book Oh, the Places You’ll Go, the great Dr. Seuss said “Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away!”
This epitomizes the excitement new graduates experience as they pick [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: Solution For The Barometric Blues
One Tuesday night brought with it a low barometric pressure front, and we girls were feeling it as we gathered around Janine’s porch.
Mootsie had a headache, some of us were feeling joint pain and the rest of us were just feeling a bit [...]
Leading An Authentic Life
As a life coach, most of my clients come in wanting to live an authentic life, but somewhere along their journey they make bad choices.
The result? They’re forced to live with the consequences of those actions. But if you asked them if they [...]
The Midlife Sage: Keeper Of The DNR File
The call comes at any hour: “Your mother is in an ambulance on the way to the hospital.”
I grab the DNR File and go, anticipating that she will survive the latest calamity just as she has for the past 86 years. Her mind and body are frail [...]
Three Mistakes “Helicopter Parents” Make That Prevent Their Children From Growing Up
The term “helicopter parent” is a relatively new one in our culture, but the practice is quite prevalent.
When a child leaves home (for college, for instance, or even overnight camp) the helicopter parent does exactly what the term implies [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: The Question Was Asked: Is There Life After Divorce?
Yes, Virginia, there is!
Tuesday Night Girls was borne to a group of women – some married, some divorced – who were looking for a bit of social company within their ranks of girlfriends over the age of 50. What began as a love [...]
The Midlife Sage: A Thanks And An Apology To My Former Teachers
As teachers prepare to return to work, and I’d like to remind them that their labors are not in vain.
Someday, maybe forty years from now, they will receive a thank you and/or apology from former students who have succeeded in life without [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: Open Sesame!
As you probably recall, that phrase originated from the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
Ali Baba repeats those words to open the mouth of a cave where forty thieves have hidden their treasure. But today, the magical phrase won’t [...]
Podcast: Art Of Living Happy
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Lisa Jones is known as the “Connection to Clarity”, an inspirational speaker and spiritual channel, who shares her journey from corporate to consciousness and inspires all who connect with her.
Lisa is author of the upcoming [...]
The Sandwich Generation: When You Are Parenting Your Children And Aging Parents At The Same Time
In my recent article, I discussed some of the common myths that often hold parents back from doing what it takes to help their adult children to launch into independence.
Some parents who are still caring for their children as well as their [...]
You’re Being Set Up!
When you experience a tragedy, heartbreak or crisis, it may look as if your world is falling apart.
However, as a TV and Radio Host, invariably my best interviews on the most inspiring “stories” or books, are those that are born [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: Kicking The Habit Part Deux: The Electronic Cigarette
As promised, here is a recap of our girls’ trip to Michigan, which was supposed to be our second effort to quit smoking.
Most of Michigan has banned smoking in public places, and since we girls find ourselves in a lot of them during Michigan [...]
Reminding Ourselves About The World Around Us Through The Maleku Tribe Of Costa Rica
On my most recent trip to Costa Rica, I had the unique opportunity to visit the Maleku tribe, and indigenous tribe of Costa Rica dating back prior to the Spanish colonization of Central America.
Since the colonization, their numbers have dwindled [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: Got Milk?
You learned from my last posting that I joined a dating service a few months ago, and was quite disappointed with it.
I did eventually drop my membership, but before I did, I met a man who is a doctor of biology, specializing in lactation, and [...]
Lessons From Your Grandchildren
What lessons can we learn from our grandchildren?
From the first moment your grandchildren are born their world is seen through the lens of wonder and discovery.
Even their own body parts lend themselves to hours of fascination, like when they [...]
The Midlife Sage Says: It’s Civil Discourse, Stupid
My friends include conservatives, liberals, and even some confused horticulturalists.
Their diversity of opinions creates a rich and lively stew of beliefs, and I enjoy the debate.
Two of my best friends hold opposite political views from mine, [...]
Get On The Fast Track To A New You
Eating is essential to life.
But did you know that fasting (not eating or eating very little for stretches of time) is just as important?
People have been fasting for religious purposes for centuries; it’s only recently that fasting has become [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: Bored? Join A Dating Service!
After a couple of “dry” conversations ended with everyone staring at their wine glasses or beer bottles, Janine came up with the big idea that one of the singles in our group should join a dating service just for fun.
It was bound [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: With This Jaguar, I Thee Wed
A tradition that is quickly disappearing is the church wedding.
It has become ever so much more popular to have the wedding at the same venue as the reception. Certain faiths have done this for decades while others are just catching on.
It’s [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: Speak At Your Own Risk!
As a baby boomer, I cannot count the number of times that I’ve used 20th Century vernacular to describe a thing or a situation that has caused deep frowns on the face of my Generation “X” daughter.
One Tuesday night, we girls [...]
It’s Time To End Your War Against Hollywood
Today’s entertainment news seems to be filled with conflict.
There’s the Jennifer Aniston versus Angelina Jolie/Brad Pitt saga, the war against the Kardashians, and the public’s turning against Gwyneth Paltrow and Anne Hathaway, just to [...]
The Midlife Sage Says: Colonoscopies Redefine The Term “Old Farts”
The good news: I lost several pounds in 24 hours.
The bad news: a stranger inserted a camera at least a mile up my fanny and then she charged me $1,500 for the privilege. But the procedure known as a colonoscopy could save my life.
Because I [...]
The Midlife Sage Says Public Breastfeeding Can Be Expressed In Good Taste
I recently attended an elegant wedding at a seaside resort where the gift table and the guests were well-endowed.
However, there was some engorged indignation at the reception as two perky women nursed their babies without discreetly covering [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: Kicking The Habit
Okay, we all know it’s not cool and that it’s very, very bad for our health, so five or six of our Tuesday girls decided it was time to quit smoking.
Some of us had smoked for years, others only more recently, and yet others only [...]
The Midlife Sage Says: Survive A Sleepover Without Needing A Manual Or Medication
When my charming granddaughter Sweetie Pie is finished with her meal, she throws the dishes and leftover food from her high chair tray onto the floor.
She then proceeds to cross her arms, and smile at me. I tried this once in a restaurant and [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: Alphabet Soup
Texting.
These days, everyone does it, unless they are on an airplane. Even church pews and movie theaters are not exempt from the buzzing and dinging of text message notifications.
Of course I have the usual etiquette complaints such as texting [...]
The Midlife Sage: Granny’s Guidelines For Graduates
I’m the commencement speaker next week at the College of Southern Idaho.
I could tell them they are doomed, there aren’t any jobs, the country is on the brink of destruction, they’ll never get out of debt, and they should move into the [...]
4 Ways To Build Your Self-Confidence
You can live the life of your dreams!
No matter what you want to do in life, whether you want to be an Academy-Award-winning actor, a CEO of a big company, a sought-after speaker or the winner of a marathon, having self-confidence is essential [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: The Swap Meet
It was that time of year when Garage Sale signs start popping up all over.
We girls had decided that it was time to do some spring cleaning and empty those cupboards and closets for a sale. The venue would be Janine’s driveway, so on [...]
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