by drsusan | Feb 24, 2014 | Fifty Over Fifty, Stories
I’m reading through 554 pages of interview transcripts, looking for gems that need to be in the book and finding many beautiful moments along the way. Phyllis Haynes spoke eloquently about her favorite interviews: Sophia Loren – beautiful. One of the...
by drsusan | Feb 17, 2014 | Resilience, Stories
It snowed yesterday and it’s going to snow tomorrow. Carole Wehberg Posted this on facebook recently, capturing the mood for many of us: This was one of the worst weeks ever. I am s-o-o-o sick and tired of trudging through snow and slush and drudging (Is that a...
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 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 4, 2014 | Resilience, Stories
One of my over-fifty friends who is not in the book is part of the sandwich generation – and hers is, unfortunately a club sandwich. I watch and marvel the incredible juggling act that is her life. This isn’t what she planned. Her retirement was going to...
by drsusan | Jan 1, 2014 | Personal Development, Stories
As I move into a new year, even as I practice staying grounded in the present, I wonder what’s next. Certainly, everything is possible every day, yet somehow we pick a few special days to acknowledge this – birthdays, New Year’s Day; for some of us,...
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