As times change, so do relationships. One of the perks of living longer is having the time and inclination to let things go, to settle in, to accept people for who they are and not who you want them to be. I am finding myself doing this more and more…being more accepting of others, and opening up to what they can teach me.… Read More My Long Lament: Proverbs Of A Daughter
I am a painter…I am a sculptor…I am an artist… Read More An Artist’s Pursuit of Beauty
Here is a new prescription for chronic diseases: “Take two tabs of joy and call me in the morning.”… Read More Don’t Worry Be Healthy!
I got to thinking about how I would physically and emotionally react if transported back to the age that I often feel is my “real” age. The age of high school, when social, political, and personal inclinations form…the age when I felt the best physically. To paraphrase the classic Kathryn Turner/Nicholas Cage movie, let me title this mindful meditation: Mimi Got Married.… Read More Entering My Golden Age…Reentering My Golden Years
Sex is a natural, wonderful part of life. People have a relationship with sex, just as they have a relationship with people. Sometimes you adore it (oh yeah, baby!), sometime you avoid it (Really? Now? Come on, I just wanted to lie down and read my magazine in peace!); sometimes you fight it (No! No means No! GAWD STOP!). But it is a relationship worth treasuring, pampering, and saving.… Read More Now That I am a Sexagenarian, Does It Mean I Can Have More Sex?
“Isn’t aging just living longer?” The only way to prevent aging is to…NOT live any longer. I prefer to live.… Read More Making Sense of It All…
When did AGE become a three-letter curse word? There are all sorts of expressions that cast a bit of a negative light on a rather…well, expected time in everyone’s normal life. Many of these expressions are used as adjectives for some miracle invention, insurance product, or social service. We have age-adjusted, age-appropriate, age-fighting, age-less, age-limit, age-long, age management, age-proof, age-progression, age-related, age-specific, age-weighted, and age worn! There is age before beauty…are you kidding me? Read More Get You’re A#% in Gear!
Trish and I weren’t best friends in the traditional way. We did not call each other daily. We did not feel the need to share the boyfriend breakups, the parental fights, and our body insecurities. We were not bridesmaids in each other’s weddings…We didn’t share our aspirations, our career goals, our future plans. Trish and I shared one thing…our childhood.
Read More Saying Goodbye to a Lifelong Friend: Trish the Dish