Any Shiny Thing - Life after 50
Midlife Fiction
Recently, at a book signing for my new novel, We Did This Once Before, I spoke of the concept of the Original Wound. The women in my audience, all in the second half of life, understood. We had a good discussion. But one woman caught up with me afterwards.
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I remember times before computers! In 2009, I started blogging using Dreamweaver. Yes, that one. OMG, I still have a headache from that experience. Which is why I’m so happy we’ve progressed. Life for writers is now so much easier.
I stopped coloring my hair about five years ago. After half a century, I was finally able to reject what I felt as societal pressure and go gray. Reject ageism. Accept mortality. Yes, I have been accused of overthinking. But still.
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You really can’t imagine what your future holds. Flexibility and resilience are such important qualities when life throws you a curve ball.
Whimsy doesn’t have to be limited to childhood.
“As we grow, we often have more fear of failure; our comfort zone shrinks, and we take fewer risks.” The quote, attributed to Yehuda Berg, delights me. I delight in rejecting it. Although maybe I should be more careful. [Read more…]
Joseph Coughlin, Director of the MIT AgeLab, is frustrated at American business.
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