Ours is an era of quantum change, the most radical deconstruction and reconstruction the world has seen. ~ Jean Houston Approaching the apex of our youthful years, disillusionment spreads like molten lava, burning up all that is not real. It is the primary task of midlife to confront our “reality” and to let go of cherished […]

Do what you love. Follow your passion. Live your Soul’s purpose. These ideas have an almost universal appeal, and they are, of course, true. Yet how we go about achieving these is where many of us get stuck. Some people just make the leap—quitting their unfulfilling job, starting a new business, committing to a cause […]

Most of us have several successes under our belts, such as getting that job or promotion, hitting or exceeding a profit or fundraising goal, starting and sustaining our own businesses, and so on. Many of us also know how it feels to reach that big goal and think, Is this all there is? Somehow, the […]

Transitions force us, if we hear the call, to sift through the kernels of our prior story like the fairy tales of our childhood, like the corn in the story of Vasilisa and Baba Yaga (see chapter four, “Ageless Women”) or Rotten Eyes (see chapter one, “The Ageless Way”) weaving the flax thread for the […]

In my years of experience, I have found that there are two approaches to both reinvention and to how we age. We have to make a conscious choice in both cases, or we will be thrust into doing so by forces beyond our control. Most of us are brought to this choice point by one […]

“As you get older, step into your grace. Step into it. You can’t be 27 and be a queen.” ~ Tori Amos Optimism that’s rooted in denial is not authentic optimism. It’s a thin veneer over the things we do not wish to think about or face, and this veneer is easily cracked by reminders […]

There was a time when the older you were, the more respect you garnered, but this was also a time of disrespect to youth, when children (and women) were supposed to be seen and not heard. Then in the 1960s and 1970s, the Baby Boomers turned this notion on its head, and the mantra flipped […]

The conversation you have with yourself and others in your generation will be ongoing and multifaceted, but an excellent starting point is to consider these questions: What does your future story of aging look like? When you think about getting older, how do you define what that means for you? Do you ever see yourself […]

The more we participate in writing the ending of our own story, the more satisfied we are with the arc of our life. ~ Carolyn Conger Instead of solely focusing on restoring our youth or other aspects of our past, we can transcend age and time by re-storying instead—ourselves, our present, our future, our assumptions […]

I’m tripping out on getting older…my awareness is shifting…subtle shifts. I admit I’m holding on to my thought that “I’m fine with aging” BUT lately… I’m noticing now that I’m the oldest in groups, in my circles… it’s beginning to get my attention. ~ Helene S., age 45 The stories we tell ourselves and one […]