I wrote my first article for this online blog in June, 2015. I wrote about ageism, the wealth of aging boomers, and the generation born before the baby boomers, which I call the ‘Lucky Few’. The next month, I wrote about 50s fashion, what old people worry about, and how… Read More »My Life Online-A World View
It’s been a tough year. Tough on the world, and tough on our emotions. Like me, you may have been waking up each morning, with an unsettled feeling that things are not quite right. The news is all around you—you know what has been going on and you can’t escape… Read More »Our Emotions in Turmoil in a Tough Time
By now, anyone over 50 must know there is a movement afoot to end ageist attitudes. We’ve been reading and hearing about this for awhile. It’s reached a point where we recognize the term, and understand some of it’s consequences. Maybe we’re ready now to move beyond discussing and intellectualizing… Read More »Ageist Language—Taking the “Sting” Out of It
Defeating Ageism – Are Boomers Taking All the Credit? I’m within spitting distance of being a Boomer, but I’m not proud of what some Boomers have been saying about the gains being made in addressing & defeating ageism. A lot has been happening around this thorny issue. Two or three… Read More »Defeating Ageism – Are Boomers Taking All the Credit?
As I enter our favorite coffee place, I can tell that my two friends, Marlene and Nancy are having a lively discussion. They are both pouring over an article, and Nancy is waving her iphone around, never a good sign. “That doesn’t bother me at all,” Marlene is saying, “It’s… Read More »My Senior Friends: Nancy’s Hoppin’ Mad About Ageism
You’ve all seen them: the headlines, the advertising and articles designed to make you buy into the idea that aging is bad, and the boomer generation must stay young forever. Sixty is the new forty! You’re not getting older, you’re getting better! 15 ways to look and feel younger! Five… Read More »No Virginia, Sixty is NOT the New Forty
It’s no secret that the young don’t see us. To them, we are invisible. We don’t turn up in magazines and newspapers, we are absent in television programs and news reports, and we are seldom featured in movies. Life goes on around us, but we are increasingly not present in… Read More »If Nobody Sees Us, Are We Still Here?
Reading to the end of a well-written article on Victorian antiques featured in our local daily newspaper, my eyes popped in mid- paragraph as I read, “nothing makes me so sad as when I go into some little old dear’s home…” Not only was the woman in question referred to… Read More »More Terms of Endearment
When you experience a loss, it changes you. You can adapt to it, you can absorb it and move on—or you can dwell on it and become embittered.
As you age, losses come in many guises, a friend or loved one may die, you might lose your financial power, or you might lose your independence. These losses are major, and your recovery may require considerable effort, such as going for counselling or retreating from life for a while.
Yesterday morning, before I had my coffee I opened the fridge door and stood there. “What am I doing here?” I wondered aloud, (not to be mistaken for “Why do I exist?). It took me a few seconds to remember the item I wanted, and I moved on to make breakfast. … Read More »Why Am I Here?
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