I’ve been reading a lot lately about the increased divorce rate among people over 50, with one study by Bowling Green State University citing it at more than double what it was 20 years ago. My first thought is, there are many more people over 50 today than there were 20 years ago, so of […]
It’s About Time
Everyone is looking for ways to save money these days, and tips for doing so have proliferated all over the Internet, in magazines and newspapers, in email newsletters, and so on. The most obvious reason for this is, of course, the Great Recession and our slowly recovering economy. For many people, though, one purpose (or […]
We the People
What if Ben Franklin had retired at 65? He was 70 when he signed the Declaration of Independence, and 81 when he helped frame the U.S. Constitution. In fact, of the 56 signatories to the Declaration of Independence in 1776, 17 were over 50, and 6 of those were over 60. This is all the […]
Living Beyond 100
The recent Evercare survey “100@100” provided some insight into what centenarians have learned in their 100 or so years on this earth as well as what we might learn as more and more of us can reasonably expect to live to (and beyond) our 100th birthdays. Some of the most interesting responses relate […]
Rescheduling Doomsday
Archaeologists in Guatemala have uncovered a large Mayan mural that provides even more evidence for what they have been trying to tell people all along: The Maya never predicted the end of the world at all, much less in 2012. I discussed this in a post earlier this year (“The Mayan Prophecy”), that the doomsday […]
Our Roots
Mother’s Day is certainly a Hallmark inspired event, which I used to pooh-pooh for being all about profit-making. But becoming a grandmother has changed my perspective. Now, I am thankful for this contrived holiday because it forces me to take time out to celebrate past, present, and future generations, and most important, to remember my […]
When What Divides Us Unites Us
I almost feel like a broken record coming back to the issue of anti-woman legislation and political rhetoric over and over again, but new attacks on women crop up every day. It’s truly our political system that is broken. I am amazed that we can even consider pointing the finger at the human rights abuses […]
Not Much of a Leap for Women
Today is Leap Day, an extra day in our calendar every four years to compensate for the fact that the Earth actually takes 365 1/4 days to revolve around the sun. Leap Days (and Leap Years as a whole), like any unusual days, have several traditions and superstitions associated with them. In Greece, marrying in […]
Discernment
In this election, all I really have to do is just get out there and tell the truth. —Elizabeth Warren Being a truth teller goes hand in hand with another visionary ability: discernment. Being able to go below the surface and see beyond what’s obvious, distinguishing differences among options, reading character and motives—all are crucial […]
Feeding Your Visionary
This week, I’ve talked about presence, what it is and why it’s important to develop, especially this month (see “Unwrapping Your Presence”). The first steps in developing this presence are asking the right questions, then opening yourself up to listening to the answers from the visionary voice inside you. These answers (or more and better […]
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