Women 50+ creating the life they want
Part 3 of 5 “It brought out the real ‘me’ in me,” effused Leslie as she described a piece of music she’d recently listened to, “I was completely undone by it….moving, swaying,dancing… it suddenly struck me that music IS me.” The members of the book club, caught in the spell of her passion, listened withRead More
Part 2 of 5 Have you ever met someone who was lit from within? Impossible to miss they radiate joy and energy. “WOW…they’re amazing,” you say as you bask in the light of their high beams. Safe to say they are living their passion. Passions reflect our deepest nature and all that is truly meaningfulRead More
Part 1 of 5 The first on stop on the itinerary for Life Part 2 is Passion. It’s a warm place, it burns from the heart…so pack light. P.A.S.S.I.O.N.S Do you know what yours are? If you said no, you’re not alone. A recent survey showed that 75% of us don’t. Clearly we have someRead More
“Please check your seat assignments boarding will commence soon.” With boarding passes and (re)packed bags in hand we fill the departure gates of Life Part 2. We might not know our destination but we are all going to arrive somewhere else. It will involve opening to new vistas and ventures, new possibilities and new incentives.Read More
In the film Up in the Air, the George Clooney character, Ryan Bingham leads a self help seminar in which he instructs participants to ask themselves the question, “How much does my life weigh?” It’s a great question, especially now as we (metaphorically) pack our bags for departure into Life Part II. We’re likely carrying things no longer used orRead More
Yesterday I was talking to a woman who had just returned from a spring break trip to Maui with her family. Well…. it wasn’t her whole family, they were minus one as her eldest son was in university and unable to make the trip. Her face told the story, “It was hard,” she said, “itRead More
My preferred method of facing down fear has always been to squeeze my eyes shut and jump. Although not for everyone, it’s the one way I can ensure I don’t think too much, if I even start the over think cycle I immediately fling open the doors to the inner critic who starts babbling incessantly and provides meRead More
How old are the scripts that drive our lives? I’ve been wondering about this as I prepare to plow through mine. It’s a review project triggered by the red shoes. I want to ensure all scripts are serving me in the best possible way and if there are any old, out- of-date ones I want to disposeRead More
Adventures into the Red Shoe Project and its’ subsequent off spring Red Shoe Zone were launched when a friend insisted I buy a pair of shoes that I didn’t think were ‘me’. She did. She couldn’t have known at the time how right she was. It wasn’t that I didn’t like the shoes, it’s justRead More
The on-air banter of the radio hosts caught my attention. Host 1: “A new study has found that enthusiasm is back in style.” Host 2: (incredulous) “Really?” Host 1: “Uh huh… seems that for a number of years it’s been uncool to be enthusiastic…a low key, indifferent approach to life, displaying minimum emotion has beenRead More
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