No More Little
Old Ladies!: A Rave Review --
From a Guy!
Bob Hill at
www.BoomerBrief.com
recently did a fantastic spot-on review of my book, No More Little Old
Ladies! Some of the best reviews I've gotten are from men, which I don't
get, but I'm grateful. I'm often asked to write a book about aging for men
but I don't think I understand the male psyche well enough to write a book
for them. On the other hand, maybe I've already told them what they need to
know in No More Little Old Ladies! Before getting to the
review, here's a little about
www.BoomerBrief.com
taken from the site:
BoomerBrief.com
is written by Boomers for Boomers. The brains behind
BoomerBrief.com are
Bob and Charlotte. Bob is a slightly-graying public relations exec with a
database brain and an opinion about everything. His Wii Fit age is 85, but
in real life he's still in his 50's. Charlotte is a PR exec too, and bears a
striking resemblance to Olivia Newton John (yeah, she gets that a lot).
She's in her 50's in real life and only 34 in Wii years. This really pisses
off Bob. But, what can he do? She's so fit she'd take him in a fair fight.
Well-being
is more dependent on the way you see things than most of us realize. Being
mindful instead of letting someone else's labels define you, your health,
your challenges, even your strengths can make a major difference in the
quality of your life.
At the moment, I'm into Ellen Langer's book Counterclockwise: Mindful Health
and the Power of Possibility. This isn't a New Age exhortation to do
affirmations and expect blessings. Langer is a social psychologist who's
been researching the mind/body link scientifically for decades. She and her
students at Harvard have done study after study with amazing results about
the power of little things that are conveyed in words.
Joyce Shafer:
Does Self Appreciation Affect Your Experiences
and Results?
Whatever you believe about how to achieve
desired
results, your outcomes ARE affected by how much
self-appreciation you feel. It's the same for
how you engage your experiences.
Let's imagine you agree that . . .
How your attention (emotionally-charged
thoughts) is focused (exercised or applied)
directly relates to what you give, receive, and
experience more of; and that
How you experience others and events in your
life, at the inner level, is a direct result
of-how your attention (emotionally-charged
thoughts) is focused (exercised or applied).
Henry Montag:Creating Financial Security in
Your Life
Recognizing that you probably
already know…….
"Whatever the mind can conceive and believe it
can achieve" is more than a saying, it means you
know that a thought, clearly pictured in your
mind is a very powerful tool that can actually
make that thought become a reality in your life.
Using that as a backdrop ask yourself, "What can
I do to achieve a greater sense of independence
and freedom from financial worry in my life?"
That's a question I've been asking people for
the last 35 years of my professional life as a
CFP.
Oprah is getting her OWN
network and has invited those with an idea for a
show to submit a video. In response to the video
I submitted, (see the video link below) a very
wise person made this comment:
"Barbara, I would love to see you get your own
show, you would have a huge audience out there,
just speaking about the capabilities of people
who are somewhat senior citizens, encouraging
them and giving them something positive to think
about and do, making them feel like they are
still worthwhile human beings who have some
dignity left. I have worked in the nursing homes
and assisted living facilities and it is not a
pretty picture, so you have my vote, and I will
be watching with baited breath."
Isn't
that a sweet family picture -- grandpa
surrounded by his gorgeous great granddaughters.
No--wait--it's 84 year-old Hugh Hefner
surrounded by women who have not yet learned
their value is in their brains, not their
beauty. Alas, by the time they are thirty, they
will be considered "too old" to be
used as Playboy
material.
What if Betty White were shown
surrounded by handsome very young men? Would it be
celebrated, or would she be castigated and
accused of cradle robbing?
Do you think SNL and snarky bloggers would treat
her kindly? After all, she's 88. Hey --
wouldn't she be
the perfect "older woman" for 84
year-old Hefner? (Did I hear someone say, "Not in
this life!")
Links:
For July
As usual, there is a lot of very useful
information.
In particular, I suggest that you take a look at
the link for the eye contour strips. They are
amazing. There is a slight learning curve, but
once you get the hang of using them, they work.
Click on
Read More to access the links page:
Some Antidepressants May Bump Up Cataract
Risk;
Indoor Tanning to Melanoma Definitively Linked
in New Study, Researchers Say;
Brief Exercise Reduces Impact of Stress
on Cell Aging;
Elderly Drivers' Ability to Detect Hazards
Doesn't Degrade With Age;
Anti-ageing water set for November launch in
USA;
B-vitamins may lead to happier seniors;
Inexpensive Drug to Stop Sight Loss Shown to Be
Effective;
Polyphenols in Red Wine and Green Tea Halt
Prostate Cancer Growth;
New Evidence That Drinking Coffee May Reduce the
Risk of Diabetes;
Anti Aging Supplements – Better Early Than Late;
Eye contour strips 'break new ground' in
anti-aging category;
Supplements beat sun for vitamin D boost;
Small Amount of Common Preservative Increases
Toxins from Harmful Bacteria in Food;
Computer Program Detects Depression in Bloggers'
Texts;
In
response to recent inappropriate remarks made by
89 year-old long time White House correspondent
Helen Thomas, a Wall St. Journal article,
"A Nation of Helen Thomases"opened with
this:
"Say what you will about Helen Thomas, but
she's the future of America. No, not for her
militant anti-Zionism. For working well into the
third age of life - and long after some of her
colleagues wished she'd moved to Florida."
Helen Thomas has believed what she believes for
a very long time, so let's not blame what comes
out of her mouth on her age. To do so
perpetuates the nonsense that a long life gives
you a free pass to say whatever you want to say
because, after all, you are probably senile.
Hi, I'm Barbara Morris. My subscribers
know who I am but if you just stumbled
across the newsletter,
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!
Why This Newsletter?
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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Well-being
is more dependent on the way you see things than most of us realize. Being
mindful instead of letting someone else's labels define you, your health,
your challenges, even your strengths can make a major difference in the
quality of your life.
Whatever you believe about how to achieve
desired
results, your outcomes ARE affected by how much
self-appreciation you feel. It's the same for
how you engage your experiences.
with an idea for a
show to submit a video. In response to the video
I submitted, (see the video link below) a very
wise person made this comment:
Isn't
that a sweet family picture -- grandpa
surrounded by his gorgeous great granddaughters.
No--wait--it's 84 year-old Hugh Hefner
surrounded by women who have not yet learned
their value is in their brains, not their
beauty. Alas, by the time they are thirty, they
will be considered "too old" to be
used as Playboy
material.
tion.
In particular, I suggest that you take a look at
the link for the eye contour strips. They are
amazing. There is a slight learning curve, but
once you get the hang of using them, they work.
Click on
In
response to recent inappropriate remarks made by
89 year-old long time White House correspondent
Helen Thomas, a Wall St. Journal article,
