I can't believe you just posted the article about the book, How Not to Look Old. I plan to buy the book! Yesterday, on my midlifedivorcerecovery.com site, I posted the following Daily r.a.d.i.c.a.l. Thought, entitled Get Young! My point is that being young has a lot to do with how engaged we are with life. Get passionate about something and you will taste some of that "fountain of youth" that Sophia Loren talks about. Here's yesterdays post:
Get Young!
"There is a fountain of youth. It is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring in your life and the lives of people you love..." ~Sophia Loren
On rare occasions, I think about getting old. Every so often,I look at myself in the mirror and see the lines and the wrinkles instead of the experience and the fun. But you know what? Unless you die, everyone gets older. Just make sure you don't die before your body does. I know I am a much more interesting woman now than I was at 25 or 35 or even 55. I am not afraid to explore new things. I look for ways to stretch my mind. I get excited about new projects. I am eager to learn new things. I try to eat right. I try to exercise enough. I laugh a lot. I cry when I need to. Plus, I have so much to get done every day that I don't have much time to waste worrying about something that happens to absolutely everyone. C'est la vie! And as far as I'm concerned, even though I use my face cream faithfully, I think it's pretty ridiculous to try to stop that process. Put your wily wisdom to work! Get completely involved in something! Have your grandkids (or other r.a.d.i.c.a.l. Women!) over for a good old-fashioned sleepover! Don't get in the "old" rut! There is an 84 year old man in our city who runs six miles a day and organizes and oversees the annual GroundHog Day Run to raise money for charity. I could give thousands of examples of people in their REALLY senior years doing incredible things! Get passionate about something and you will never grow old. And incidentally, the apostle Paul tells the Christians at Corinth .... "even though our bodies are getting older our inner strength in the Lord is growing every day!" The reality is ... if we're living like we should, our real selves are actually getting younger all the time!
"So we're not giving up! How could we? Even though on the outside it looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace." ~ 2 Corinthians 4:16 (The Message)
Hey Margo and Terre, go to the www.midlifedivorcerecovery.com site and then click on the Daily Blog. Every day except Sunday there is some sort of encouragement and I am getting really good feedback from it. It sounds like you both are moving in the right direction. By the way, the bootcamp CDs will be available before long as well. There has been no blog since last Tuesday. My older brother died on Tuesday ... he was going to be 64 tomorrow. I have been helping my parents and of course all of the rest of the family and just got back to Kansas City. I will have my blog back up tomorrow. Suzy
I was divorced in 2000 after 33 years of marriage. I have learned so much since then. In fact, I started a support group called r.a.d.i.c.a.l. Women which means Rising Above Divorce In Confidence And Love. From that came my book Radical Recovery which has been a catharsis in itself. It was a long time coming, but life is an amazing adventure with unbelievable blessings all around. I am doing Midlife Divorce Recovery Bootcamps around the country and finding out how common our situation is. But let me reassure you all who are still struggling that life can be wonderful again. Don't give up!
SuzyBrown (anonymous) says...
I can't believe you just posted the article about the book, How Not to Look Old. I plan to buy the book! Yesterday, on my midlifedivorcerecovery.com site, I posted the following Daily r.a.d.i.c.a.l. Thought, entitled Get Young! My point is that being young has a lot to do with how engaged we are with life. Get passionate about something and you will taste some of that "fountain of youth" that Sophia Loren talks about. Here's yesterdays post:
Get Young!
"There is a fountain of youth. It is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring in your life and the lives of people you love..." ~Sophia Loren
On rare occasions, I think about getting old. Every so often,I look at myself in the mirror and see the lines and the wrinkles instead of the experience and the fun. But you know what? Unless you die, everyone gets older. Just make sure you don't die before your body does. I know I am a much more interesting woman now than I was at 25 or 35 or even 55. I am not afraid to explore new things. I look for ways to stretch my mind. I get excited about new projects. I am eager to learn new things. I try to eat right. I try to exercise enough. I laugh a lot. I cry when I need to. Plus, I have so much to get done every day that I don't have much time to waste worrying about something that happens to absolutely everyone. C'est la vie! And as far as I'm concerned, even though I use my face cream faithfully, I think it's pretty ridiculous to try to stop that process. Put your wily wisdom to work! Get completely involved in something! Have your grandkids (or other r.a.d.i.c.a.l. Women!) over for a good old-fashioned sleepover! Don't get in the "old" rut! There is an 84 year old man in our city who runs six miles a day and organizes and oversees the annual GroundHog Day Run to raise money for charity. I could give thousands of examples of people in their REALLY senior years doing incredible things! Get passionate about something and you will never grow old. And incidentally, the apostle Paul tells the Christians at Corinth .... "even though our bodies are getting older our inner strength in the Lord is growing every day!" The reality is ... if we're living like we should, our real selves are actually getting younger all the time!
"So we're not giving up! How could we? Even though on the outside it looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace." ~ 2 Corinthians 4:16 (The Message)
On From 'Old Lady' to 'Young & Hip'
January 24, 2008 at 12:58 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
SuzyBrown (anonymous) says...
Hey Margo and Terre, go to the www.midlifedivorcerecovery.com site and then click on the Daily Blog. Every day except Sunday there is some sort of encouragement and I am getting really good feedback from it. It sounds like you both are moving in the right direction. By the way, the bootcamp CDs will be available before long as well. There has been no blog since last Tuesday. My older brother died on Tuesday ... he was going to be 64 tomorrow. I have been helping my parents and of course all of the rest of the family and just got back to Kansas City. I will have my blog back up tomorrow.
Suzy
On Living beyond midlife divorce
June 3, 2007 at 8:54 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
SuzyBrown (anonymous) says...
I was divorced in 2000 after 33 years of marriage. I have learned so much since then. In fact, I started a support group called r.a.d.i.c.a.l. Women which means Rising Above Divorce In Confidence And Love. From that came my book Radical Recovery which has been a catharsis in itself. It was a long time coming, but life is an amazing adventure with unbelievable blessings all around. I am doing Midlife Divorce Recovery Bootcamps around the country and finding out how common our situation is. But let me reassure you all who are still struggling that life can be wonderful again. Don't give up!
On A Brand New Check Box
May 26, 2007 at 1:31 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )