Ageless Possibilities
Ageless Possibilities
A blog for older women.
 

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Women rowing north…exploring our collective journey as older women.

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Grandma Brain
Grandma Brain

How can I explain this newfound love? She has opened a part of my heart I did not know existed…

The 4 A.M. Mystery
The 4 A.M. Mystery

Silky tendrils would slink in and twist around my thoughts and memories, wrapping them in darkness…

Sorry, What Did You Say?
Sorry, What Did You Say?

Two summers ago, the frog chorus by our pond helped me understand that my personal ecosystem might not be doing so well…

Craving Self-Insight
Craving Self-Insight

In my mid-40s, a therapist friend noted my bookshelf lined with self-help books. Neatly organized, based on subject…

The Path to Possibilities
The Path to Possibilities

We tell ourselves so many small stories about who we and others are. So many tiny tales of what the world could be…

Believing You Are Enough Is A Journey
Believing You Are Enough Is A Journey

I know I am enough! Why? Simply because I am me…

Intimate Strangers
Intimate Strangers

The woman I show up as on a video screen is not the same woman who…

A Taste of Adulthood
A Taste of Adulthood

While we are born with 10,000 taste buds, the number decreases…

Aging Pets, Aging Owners
Aging Pets, Aging Owners

How could the intensity of my grief for my dog outweigh that for my mother?…

Permanent Goodbyes
Permanent Goodbyes

It’s weird to consider how many permanent goodbyes might be said today…

Women Rowing North: Writing Our Life Stories

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Welcome! I appreciate you taking the time to see if this blog is the right fit for you! I have launched this blog to explore our collective journey as women ‘of a certain age’…

Welcome! I appreciate you taking the time to see if this blog is the right fit for you! I have launched this blog to explore our collective journey as women ‘of a certain age’…

I am an information junkie and I would love to share with you some of the many books, blogs and resources that have become part of my journey in exploring ageless possibilities…

I am an information junkie and I would love to share with you some of the many books, blogs and resources that have become part of my journey in exploring ageless possibilities…

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View fullsize New blog post: GRANDMA BRAIN When my granddaughter was born I was shocked at the wave of emotion I felt. The only way I could explain it was that she had opened up a part of my heart that I did not know existed. Grandma Brain explains the science of
View fullsize New blog post! Almost every night for weeks now, I know my iPhone will read 4:02 a.m. before I even check the time. I wake with an ache in the pit of my stomach. I am tired and have no desire to get up. And so I lie there for an hour, sometimes thre
View fullsize New blog post: SORRY, WHAT DID YOU SAY I wait with eager anticipation every spring for the arrival of the frog chorus. The sound begins like a quiet awakening, one frog, two frogs, and then a chorus singing loudly from our pond. Then, the next refra
View fullsize Good morning from the frosty west coast of Canada! I am curled up by the fire this morning with my oat latte, still chilled from taking Bella, our 80-pound puppy for a walk. Despite the cold, the morning is stunning, with only a few soft orange clou
View fullsize The week’s blog post: The Path to Possibilities I was looking for a book in my office yesterday and came across Things to Look Forward To: 52 Large and Small Joys for Today and Every Day by Sophie Blackall. Blackall is one of my favourite illu
View fullsize “Be yourself so the people looking for you can find you.” - Arlan Hamilton This week’s blog post: Believing You Are Enough Is A Journey When we are made to feel like we are not enough, we begin to doubt ourselves. We try to mould
View fullsize I was chatting to a colleague at the storytelling summit hosted by the Birren Center for Guided Autobiography. She introduced me to the term, intimate strangers. Wondering who that is? You!!! Check out this week’s blog to learn more. You mean
View fullsize New blog post: A TASTE OF ADULTHOOD Last night, after dinner, I cut thin slices of rich, fruit and nut-laden fruitcake. My husband remarked, I never liked fruitcake as a child. It wasn’t one of my favourites, either. But now, we love a piece o
View fullsize My mother would have been 90 years old today. This is a photo of her, age 23, shortly before I was born. I’ve been thinking about her a lot lately. Our relationship was not always easy and I continue to unravel the intricacies of our relationsh