Tag: older women
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The Story You Didn’t Realize You’ve Been Living Inside
You’ve been living inside a story all along — you just haven’t noticed. Here’s how to read the narrative of your own life.
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Are Older Women More Grateful?
He’s 23 and has the physique of a demi-god, but that’s not what attracted me to him. It’s more the fact that he’s a firefighter with a wicked sense of humor. I love it when a man can keep me laughing…in a good way. Our first date is very casual–a cup of chai tea at…
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Authenticity and Moving Forward (Comparing Men to Mud)
I am suddenly living my life “in the open.” But that’s not quite the right analogy. Queen of Metaphors that I am, I am still searching for the best way to describe this new shift in my life toward even more brutal authenticity of emotion. For several years now, I’ve allowed honeysuckle and roses to…
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The Essence of Time
Time is of the essence, they say, but maybe really, that’s just the essence of time. At least 5 times in 24 hours, I’ve been reminded that “time is of the essence” and not to tarry. In the back of my mind, I’ve also realized that nearly half of May has already come and gone…
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Wanted: Goddess Consort
When it comes to romantic relationships, I like to think of myself as a Goddess, though I suppose I’m really more of a Trinity of Goddesses. I’m not so much Kali or Aphrodite, and I’m definitely not a submissive Goddess. Not to mix pantheons, but I’m part Greek Athena, the war strategist and intellectual; I’m…
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Passion Is Killing Me (aka the Uranus-Venus Combo)
Passion is killing me. I can’t keep going like this. I have got to get more than 3 hours of sleep per night! I had been warned about this. All the prophets in my life told me this was coming. I’ve been hearing about it for several years now from older women and more bohemian…
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Thoughts on The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife
In an effort to anticipate the next phase of my life and make the most of the current one, I have been listening to inspirational and spiritual audiobooks targeted at people–especially women–who are 10 to 15 years my senior. Many of them are writing now because they’ve come through a difficult period, gone deep within…
