by drsusan | Feb 11, 2014 | Influences, Personal Development, Resilience, Stories
You might not think of that adorable little girl with the smiling face and cute dimples as an action hero, but, for many of us who grew up in the mid-40’s and early 50’s, she was. I lost my mother before I was nine and could easily relate to the many...
by drsusan | Feb 11, 2014 | Learning, Personal Development
Q. You’re so excited by all this. I guess I’m wondering what made you suddenly at 60 say, “I’m going to say yes to anything that comes along and see what happens.” No, it’s not that I say yes to anything — and in fact, I say no to a lot of projects but what I’m...
by drsusan | Feb 9, 2014 | Influences
We’re sitting in the TV lounge of Brubacher Hall waiting for the Ed Sullivan Show to begin. Fifty years ago today. Anna actually has a Beatles album (as I remember), and we might be more jealous of that than the XKE her father gave her to cheer her up during...
by drsusan | Feb 3, 2014 | Fifty Over Fifty, Stories
As I complete the editing of the 50 Over 50 interviews, I keep finding wonderful moments that I had practically forgotten. This is from Connie Duckworth’s interview. Connie is the founder of ARZU. Here’s the advice she was given about retirement: People...
by drsusan | Jan 28, 2014 | Influences
When I was nine or ten I spent my first summer at sleep-away camp. Camp Quannacut was a lazy, farm-like space in Pine Bush, New York. It had a big farmhouse with a huge back porch overlooking a valley. It was there, one magic afternoon, that we gathered to hear a...
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