How many of our elders are at risk of starving this year?

by midlifecrisisqueen on March 18, 2010

I happened on to some disturbing statistics recently.  Go learn more.

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How does love change as we age?

by midlifecrisisqueen on March 16, 2010

I watched a good movie yesterday called How to make an American quilt. It’s basically about Finn Dodd, a 27 year-old woman (played by Wynona Ryder) who feels a lot of indecision in her life, and so she goes to spend the summer with her great aunt and grandmother.   During the summer she learns much about her elders’ lives and the lessons they have learned.

The story centers on the stories of several women in a quilting bee as they work together to construct a wedding quilt as a gift for Finn.

Finn is a Berkeley graduate student visiting her grandmother Hy (Ellen Burstyn) and great aunt Glady Joe (Anne Bancroft) in Grasse, California.  During her stay, all of the women share their life stories with her, which leads her to reflect on her own life and where it is headed.

There is much midlife wisdom in this film, lots about the choices we make when we’re young and where they can lead us.  Lots of about the important decision points we reach and how we decide what’s next in our lives.  I loved this quote from the movie:

“Young lovers seek perfection.  Old lovers learn the art of sewing shreds together, and seeing beauty in a multiplicity of patches.”

This is the wisdom we gather as we age, much like the gathering of patches of cloth we enjoy, some of which remind us of important times in our lives.  This is what I realized when I met my new (and improved!) husband Mike five years ago. …..my idea of love had changed dramatically!

Love had become less a seeking towards a perfect union, and more a gathering of all I had learned.  Now Mike and I piece together our lives day-by-day into a quilt of varying shades and hues.  It changes all the time, but it is always a thing of beauty!

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The latest and greatest of the blogging boomers!

March 15, 2010

Go read some great new posts from the latest Boomers Blog Carnival!

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Seasonal Affective Disorder and you!

March 14, 2010

CBS Sunday Morning just had a story about this. It’s real and can be a very serious problem for millions who live in the northern parts of the U.S.  But there are different types of light therapy available to soothe it!    Read more about it in my article published last year.

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Does Fosamax cause femur fractures?

March 11, 2010

Here’s more about this recent controversy.

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Will I ever feel passionate about my life again?

March 10, 2010

Often I am inspired by my coaching clients to write a post.  Today I am thinking of one in particular when I say to you all, don’t ever give up on finding your passion and re-igniting that spark in your life!
Life can most certainly take it’s toll on our mind, body and spirit.  Perhaps in [...]

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A Special Springtime Boomers Blog Carnival!

March 8, 2010

Spring will be back soon!  It’s almost time for carnivale in Rio, New Orleans and Venice!
Let’s celebrate with a blog carnival especially created for the elite among us….the BABY BOOMERS!
Wes over at LifeTwo.com presents what marriage and family counselor Jed Diamond tells clients who want to know how to prevent an affair as they deal with issues [...]

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Generosity to all but our own…

March 7, 2010

Since the earthquake there, the American people have contributed at least one billion dollars worth of aid to Haiti.  That is an amazing show of generosity to those with great and immediate needs.  I think it’s wonderful when those who have, help those who are in dire need, and can see no way out of [...]

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Don’t miss this great “Bucket List” essay!

March 5, 2010

Are you all working on your “bucket list”?
Well, Charlene Anderson sure is!  Go read her great midlife essay over at the Boomer Cafe today. There she shares with you her own experience with pursuing her long-held dream to learn how to play the violin.
I LOVE her conclusion:
“The violin has taught me many things: the beauty [...]

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Do you plan to move when you retire?

March 4, 2010

There’s an interesting report over at the Boomer Cafe today by Tom Brokaw on younger boomers and their apparent increasing willingness to move greater distances than previous generations during their retirement years.
A 2009 AARP research project found that “only 79 percent of Baby Boomers want to stay in their current homes as they age, with [...]

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