Author: Rosie

Karma? What’s That Got to Do with Aging? If you want to age like a guru, then the Law of Karma is going to be good to keep in mind. Why, you might ask? It promotes mindfulness of our intentions. It encourages accountability for what we do, what we say, and what we think. It empowers us to look at how we choose to choose what we choose. Yep, you read that right. Case in Point: People not showing up! Alvin is suppose to show up to do some work on the roof of my shed. He isn’t showing up

So, You Think You Are Losing Your Marbles, eh? Sliding into dementia, senility, Alzheimer’s – call it what you will, is one of those fears that rates high on most people’s lists of Aging Worries. It’s part of the fear of losing independence. People even in their 30’s are worrying about dementia and losing their mental faculties. So what exactly is dementia? In a nutshell, it includes memory loss, disorientation, confusion and the decline in thinking and memory skills that may interfere with a person’s normal daily activities and social relationships. An interesting fact – only 1 in 10 people

No Matter What Age, Life Is Hard – Oh No! It isn’t uncommon, regardless of age, to hear people exclaim, “But it’s too hard!” We don’t like life to be hard. We avoid life circumstances when they are hard, unless those circumstance feed our soul and nourish our spirit, but even then we have to be in the mood for it. Most of our lives are spent attempting to be invulnerable from risk. When life gets hard we risk feeling vulnerable. We feel exposed, incompetent. We think that we should know how to do every aspect of life perfectly. But

It isn’t uncommon, regardless of age, to hear people exclaim: “But it’s too hard!” We don’t like life to be hard. We avoid life circumstances when they are hard, unless those circumstance feed our soul and nourish our spirit. Most of our lives are spent attempting to be invulnerable from risk. When life gets hard we feel vulnerable. We feel exposed, incompetent. We think that we should know how to do every aspect of life perfectly. But the truth is, we can’t know something we’ve never experienced before. We can’t know how to do something well without putting ourselves through

Allow Play – Just for Fun The thing is, the longer you stay on the planet the greater degree is the possibility that you will experience stuff that grows you in ways you cannot anticipate. And, most importantly, be glad you stuck around long enough to have that experience. I just finished facilitating the "Loving Yourself Into Creation" retreat with my dear friend Margaret Lindsey. Margaret specializes in Conscious Creativity. Her specialization and mine meld beautifully in creating a space for participants to be present to themselves in ways they cannot anticipate. Opportunities to play, play, play with paint, words,

The Aging Goddess – An Interview with Susie Verde Today I’m visiting with my friend Susie Verde. Susie is Brazilian, 50 years old, and passionate about helping creative women access their unique, authentic self and unleash their unlimited potential through a unique approach to personal transformational. She is an Ordained Interfaith Minister, a life purpose coach, a Positive Psychology Practitioner, and a professional astrologer. Susie’s interest in the wisdom of the Divine Feminine has led her to the south of France many times, in search of the hidden story of Mary Magdalene. Hidden and misjudged by the church for millennia,

Aging Parent Aging Children The relationship you have with your aging parents may not be any different than it was decades ago. There are a lot of assumptions and expectation hidden in any relationship, especially when it come to aging, but more often between parents and their children, who may be clueless about what’s going to happen when their parents age. Sorting all of this out sometimes takes the courage to ask difficult questions and to begin difficult discussions. Otherwise there is a burden of silence that will greatly influence the tapestry of the life of both parent and child.

What Am I Afraid People Will Decide About Me? Regardless of our age, each of us have some core fear about what people will find out or decide about us. And, because we don’t want to be found out, we develop strategies so as to hide, pretend, or act the way we want people to see us. We do this dance of “be afraid and strategize” probably 92% of every day. That leftover 8% is the time within which we may experience freedom, playfulness, relaxation and contentment. Here’ the scoop: Unless we become conscious of this process, our later years

Depression is So Depressing While scrolling through posts on my Facebook page the other day, I came across a photo of some my friends that was taken a couple of weeks ago. I hadn’t seen them for about seven years but each of them in this photo was hardly recognizable to me. Most of them are in their 60’s. Each had gained at least 20lbs, and each appeared to have lost that vibrancy that made them unique and attractive. My instant response was deep sadness, as though these people were gone, died, left the planet. Now, I experience a sense

Being the Expression of Our Essential Self Our egos love conflict; in essence, that is all it knows. It fights for survival; again, that is all it knows. The intention of these podcasts is to empower you to empower yourself to be more at choice as to who you listen to in your head. The part that says, “You shouldn’t want that, you shouldn’t like that, you shouldn’t feel that way, you shouldn’t think that way,” counters every natural and authentic idea you have that is true for you. Did You Know? Every one of us has the capacity to