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Barbara Morris:
What's In a Name? Plenty, If You Are a Boomer
Thanks to everyone who responded to my call for
help in finding a new title for my new book.
There was a huge response and I have to say,
there is a lot of talent out there! Thanks to
your generous and helpful input, I now have a
new title which I will reveal in due time. :-)
"Why Boomer Women Become Their Mothers" has been
retired.
As I told those who responded, one suggestion in
particular threw me off, and it was this: “Barbara,
no more "boomer", it's outdated.”
I wasn’t aware that “boomer” is outdated, so I
wanted to find the person who made that claim. I
didn’t want to argue about it, I just wanted to
be brought up to date. If there is a new
designation for “boomer” all boomers need to
know about it. Good grief! I would rather chew
nails and spit rust than have anyone think that
I’m not up on all things pertaining to boomers.
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Mary Lloyd:
Juggling Versus Balancing
 Are
you delaying all the fun so you can get all the
work done? That’s one of the saddest
characteristics of today’s busy lives. We
scramble to get everything that “needs to be
done” accomplished and have no time left for the
activities that bring us joy.
Our approach to retirement is even more that
way. We give excessive amounts of time to a job
so that we can “get retirement” once we reach a
certain age. I am a strong proponent of work.
I think we need to do it for our entire lives.
But it’s got to be in balance. All work now
for all play later is just plain dumb. You need
to play now. (And you need to work at something
once you retire, even if it’s not for pay.)
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Joyce Shafer:
Would You Rather Be On Purpose or
Perfect?
 Be
perfect or be on purpose? Which one of these has
been “driving your bus” so far? If you or
someone you know struggles with perfectionism,
can this hold you back from living on purpose?
Ask someone to walk to the moon and you’ll
hear, “Not realistic,” as a response. They
wouldn’t have a problem giving that answer.
Ask some people to be perfect and you can almost
hear the inner and outer dialogue start — “You
have no idea how hard I try to be just that.”
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Links:
For February
 As
always, there are some really helpful links you
won't want to miss. There
is something for everyone.
Here are some highlights:
Annoyed with AARP?;
Baby Boomers Still Doing Drugs as Seniors;
Running Shoes May Cause Damage to Knees, Hips
and Ankles;
Increased Risk of Death, Stroke in
Postmenopausal Women Taking Antidepressants;
Making the Case Against Business Casual;
The Next Big Hoax: Ocean Acidification;
Most (56 Percent) of Young Adults in New Sexual
Relationship Infected With HPV;
Few Breast Cancer Surgeons Follow Quality of
Care Standards;
Anti aging underwear;
Retail Meat Linked to Urinary Tract Infections:
Strong New Evidence;
Sex gum is drug, says attorney . . . and so much
more!
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Leslie Charles, CSP:
AWARENESS: A Simple Strategy for
Enriching Life and Work
 Here
in Michigan the light is returning. As January
winds down, first light comes earlier and
darkness comes later. The woodpeckers are
beginning to drum, and the squirrels in our yard
are getting feisty. Things are changing; have
you noticed? In nature, as in our lives, change
is slow and subtle, yet ever present. The light
changes a few seconds a day, soon adding up to
minutes, and by summer the difference is vast,
measured not in moments, but hours. It's a slow
progression, indistinct at first, but one day we
look around and truly grasp that things are
different.
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Jane Galbraith,
BScN, R.N
Nobody Wants to Talk About
It -- Boomers Face Grief
 Baby
Boomers are in for a shock!!! We may think that
we are prepared for the sadness that will
accompany our parents’ death. In fact we are
usually totally unprepared for this life
experience. To lose the people in your life that
have always been there and know you the best is
a life-altering event.
I was sure that I understood the pain that would
accompany the eventual death of my mother.
Professionally I was a nurse and involved in
palliative care and bereavement counselling so I
was sure that I was prepared. I was wrong!!
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Lyn Harris, DMS:
Women and Depression
 Women
are at a higher risk for depression than men.
Many women have a reason to be depressed. They
live in poverty, are abused, or were abused as
young girls. This early life abuse can set them
up for depression as an adult. Long ago, we
laughed off Freud's "anatomy is destiny" that
blamed our depression on penis envy. Today,
women are overworked, struggling financially,
and expected to do it all- no wonder women are
depressed.
Why more women? Women's anatomy lurks in the
picture somewhere. Some women have PMS. Some
women become depressed after the birth of a
child. Some women suffer mood swings while going
through menopause.
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Eileen Bergen:
Boomers Break Out!
 I’m
a Boomer, how ‘bout you?
Maybe you’re a Boomer too.
Heading for the big five-O,
Watching your investments go.
Will I have a job tomorrow?
Will I have to beg and borrow?
Tired of rat race corporate speak,
Fear of lay-off made me weak.
Read More...
Lura Zerick:
Age Is a State of Mind
 Getting
older is a subject that many don't want to
discuss. If we don't talk about it, maybe it
will go away. Wrong! Age is a fact of life,
regardless of where we are in the numbers game.
Just as each season has its' own beauty, so does
each year of our lives. Many of us believe that
Fall is the most beautiful time of year but the
following months bring on Winter. Almost
everyone has enjoyed the tranquil scene that
signifies Winter. On the surface everything
seems quiet but underneath we know that
everything in nature is preparing for the coming
Spring. Moving forward to the next step brings
more rewarding things.
Read More...
A
Belated "Thank You" to "The Girls"
I have not yet
publicly thanked my regular
contributors, Mary Lloyd and Joyce Shafer. They
are two of the most brilliant women I have the
good fortune to know. Every month when they turn
in their articles I am blown away by the quality
of their work. If you don't read their articles
in full, you are missing valuable insights and
information that you can use to help make your
life better.
There are new contributors this
month and it is a privilege to publish
their articles. I am in awe of what they
offer to other women. It pains me that there are so
many talented women who write from the heart who
want to help other women yet their work often
goes unread and unappreciated.
A heartfelt thanks to
everyone who contributes to this newsletter. I
hope subscribers appreciate "the girls" as much
as I do.
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About Your Editor |
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Hi, I'm Barbara Morris. My subscribers
know who I am but if you just stumbled
across the newsletter,
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I'm the resident pharmacist, opinionated
ageless diva and knower of all things
dealing with aging. I'm Putting Old on
Hold and if you stick with me, I'll help
you do it too!
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Why This Newsletter?
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This newsletter is intended to help
mid-life and younger women understand that they
have the power to manage their aging process.
Even with unforeseen life events, women can
determine 70 percent of the state of their
mental and physical condition 25 or more years
into the future. It's all about developing a
vision, and having the will to plan and prepare.
This newsletter is also intended to inspire
women of every age, to motivate and provide
tools to aid the worthy quest of healthy
agelessness.
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Books & Videos |
Watch Mary Lloyd's new video
Watch Barbara's video
No More Little Old Ladies!
by Barbara Morris
Supercharged Retirement: Ditch the Rocking
Chair, Trash the Remote, and Do What You Love
(New!)
by Mary Lloyd
Planning Tools for Bold Retirement Workbook
(New!)
by Mary Lloyd
Reinvent Yourself
New!
by Joyce
Shafer
You Are More
(New)
by Joyce Shafer
Free: Download now!
The Miracle of Bio-Identical Hormones
by Michael E. Platt, M.D.
Knockout
by Suzanne Somers
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