You may be wondering what I’m talking about. But, there is such a thing as a “deservingness quotient” and it’s worth examining and developing. I know, because I recently had my own shaken in ways I never could have imagined. I have been working on a goal for over five years. When I started, it seemed far out of reach if not impossible. I encountered one hurdle after another and each success was followed by a disappointment. It was almost as if I’d take two steps forward and one step back. However, I … [Read more...]
Reasons to be Thankful Despite COVID-19
Are there actually reasons to be thankful with all that’s going on in the world today? Believe it or not… many of us might well answer, “yes!” Despite the threat of COVID-19 and the current challenges we face, there are still grounds for us to feel grateful. Back in the good 0ld days, when we boomers were far out and groovy, few of us could have anticipated facing the horrors of a pandemic in our later years. Yet our age alone gifts us with countless reasons for gratitude. In fact, it might be good for … [Read more...]
My Love Affair At Midlife
I was in my mid forties when my love affair began. Interestingly, it was with someone whose value I'd discounted for many years. Although this isn't my nature, I openly derided her (yes, it is a woman), smirking and pointing out her physical flaws to my friends. I even called her "stupid," something I never do. She just didn't seem the caliber person I could admire in the way I had so many others in my life. Naturally, the beginning of the love affair was rather rocky. Since our relationship had been … [Read more...]
Values Shift: Renewing Your Essance
Due to the hormonal changes at menopause, older women exhibit greater needs for self-expression and achievement. In many ways, we shift our focus and energies away from caretaking and meeting the needs of others to reclaiming and renewing our essence as discrete and self-directed women. Now is the time we deserve to celebrate our internal sense of freedom and fully express ourselves—both in our opinions and through our creative outlets. We can and need to choosethose aspects of our lives that give us … [Read more...]
Buying a Home or Continue Renting after Turning 50?
Renting a home is much easier than purchasing it, so lots of people don’t mind not being homeowners at first. However, some of them want to invest their hard-earned cash into a property of their own, and want to do that as soon as they can. Once you reach certain age, owning a house becomes easier than renting it – it makes you daily organization less challenging and simply makes you feel good. Therefore, if you too are about to enter your fifties, but still don’t own a home, you might want to consider … [Read more...]