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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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…

Time to Unplug
Time to Unplug

It is time. I never know when it will arrive, but the time is now...

The River of Life
The River of Life

All week, reminders that I am rowing north along a labyrinth of rivers...

Reflections On Another Year Older
Reflections On Another Year Older

Birthdays are random events for me as I get older; I never know how I will react...

Celebrating 200 Blog Posts
Celebrating 200 Blog Posts

Everyone should write a blog, every day, even if no one reads it. There are countless reasons why it’s a good idea...

Wherever You Go, You Take Yourself With You
Wherever You Go, You Take Yourself With You

The trouble with having a change of scene is you get there and find you feel just the same...

The Lioness In Winter
The Lioness In Winter

She realized she had packed sneakers to climb Mount Everest, not anticipating the crevices and chasms that constitute the rocky terrain of old age.

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: AGING PETS, AGING OWNERS Last week when I posted my weekly blog, Permanent Goodbyes, I had no idea that a few hours later I would be driving to the vet to have our cat, Milo, euthanized. I am now surprised that when I wrote that blog
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View fullsize New blog post: PERMANENT GOODBYES My husband is heading to the mainland this morning for a celebration of life for a rugby buddy. He is looking forward to connecting with teammates he has not seen for many years. He is also keenly aware that it may
View fullsize It is time. I never know when it will arrive, but the time is now. Time to step away from deadlines and commitments. Time to take a break from blogging and social media. I plan ahead for these times when I travel, but otherwise, having the luxur
View fullsize Why do you feel that urge to write your life stories? I expect they echo the reasons that I like to support women to write their stories! 1. “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” - Maya Angelou 2. “Y
View fullsize New blog post: The River of Life It is said that before entering the sea
 a river trembles with fear.
 
 She looks back at the path she has traveled,
 from the peaks of the mountains,
 the long winding road crossing forests and villages. And in fro
View fullsize New blog post: Reflections On Another Year Older Birthdays are random events for me as I get older; I never know how I will react. This week, I celebrated my sixty-sixth birthday, a mediocre number - not a birthday to feel sad about, but also hardly
View fullsize Celebrating 200 blog posts! “𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢 𝘢𝘯
View fullsize New blog post: Wherever You Go, You Take Yourself With You “The trouble with having a change of scene is you get there and find you feel just the same.… The problem was me.” - The Life Impossible, Matt Haig In my early twenties,