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EMBRACE CHRISTMAS YET TO COME (Part 3/3)

CAN YOU CHOOSE “YOUR KIND OF CHRISTMAS”?
One of my girlfriends called me last Friday to tell me that she was celebrating Christmas Day without her family for the first time.  She sound breathless and a tiny bit scared as she announced she was spending the day with (gasp!) her friends.  She prattled on about all the things she just puts up with in her own family–especially at big family gatherings.  Yes, she loves them; and, Yes, she wants to spend the day with… More

MERRY CHRISTMAS PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE!

BOTH FAMILY AND FRIENDS
I wish you all the very best of holidays.   I was a slacker this weekend and didn’t get a post published.  It felt great!  To make up for it, here is my perspective on Christmas: The Bad,  The Good, and the Sublime.
FAREWELL TO GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST (Part 1/3)
CONTENTMENT IN CHRISTMAS PRESENT (Part 2/3)
EMBRACE CHRISTMAS YET TO COME (Part 3/3)
I wish good health and great friendships for us all.
Love,
Kathy
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CONTENTMENT IN CHRISTMAS PRESENT (Part 2/3)

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ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GET TO AGE 50
There is a turning point in the relationship between parents and children when the shackles of the past fall away and everyone can be the age they really are.  It is supposed to happen during the teenage years as children establish independence and learn to be adults, while parents learn to let go–benevolently.  I am not sure if that is really the norm or just a nice idea.  For me it only happened when my parents became… More

FAREWELL TO GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST (Part 1/3)

I often write about the joys of being over 50 years old.  The holidays are yet another time to be grateful for reaching that age of independence.
IN RECOVERY FROM FAMILY CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS

From my mid-twenties to my mid-forties I found the holidays something to be endured with as much passive grace as I could muster.   I referred to Christmas as “The Christmas Ordeal”.  During that period I lived in New York City.  Three of my four siblings lived nearby.… More

BABY BOOMER STATISTICS

LARGEST GENERATION IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Counting me, and most likely you as well, there are 78 million “baby boomers” born between 1946 and 1964 that were born in America.  Statistically, baby boomers constitute by sheer numbers, the largest generation in American history.  (We are also the most obese generation in American history, so we are the “largest” in more than one statistical category.)
LEVERAGE THROUGH OUT LIFETIME

This kind of heft creates leverage… More

FRANK KAISER ON WOMEN OVER 50 YEARS OLD

THANKS TO “SUDDENLY SENIOR” (not Andy Rooney)
The following tribute to women was written in 2000 by Frank Kaiser on his self-syndicated column,  “Suddenly Senior”.   I have seen a number of variations on it, usually attributed to Andy Rooney, but it was written by Frank Kaiser of Clearwater, Florida.  I included a couple of the variations because they are  good too.
BEING OVER 50 IS FAB
I love it because I think it is true.  As a woman over 50, I… More

SENIOR CITIZEN “HAIL TO THE VICTORS”

The ElderAuthority.com covers a lot of serious topics.  It is good to remind ourselves that some of the secrets to long life include laughter, social networks, and enjoying life in the moment.   These grannies seem to have that figured out as they take on the challenge of shotgunning beer at a University of Michigan game.
One of the great joys of being over 50 years old is that you really can do whatever you want because nobody except you really cares.… More

Conflicting Messages? Figure it Out Yourself

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“You must be the change you want to see in the world.” Gandhi

Now I am starting to get mad.  In “Fears, and Opportunities, on the Road to Retirement”, in today’s New York Times, Alina Tugend discusses the conflicting messages about aging.  I think people are becoming paralyzed with all the predictions. We can’t afford to be deer in the headlights.
Will it be a time for finally doing what you please, however you please,… More