What Is It About 40-Somethings?

Since Andy Rooney’s passing several women have sent me an article expressing Rooney’s appreciation of women over 40. As with most of his musings, he hits on a universal truth. Women over forty do have something going on! This woman sums it up well:  “I am not sure what it is about turning 40, but […] Read more…

Three Gifts for a Twenty-Something (47)

A 40-something reader responds with the three “gifts” that she would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? ~1~ Learn to be independent. Take yourself to the movies, hell, take yourself on an adventure by traveling to a foreign land. You will meet the most amazing people and have a lifetime […] Read more…

How Thick Skin Is Beautiful…the Self Acceptance of Age

Recently a 20-something asked me if self-acceptance gets any easier with age. Most definitely. It’s the beauty of aging. Ironically when you are young and fresh skinned, you are also the most thin-skinned. More often than not, criticizing yourself for imagined flaws or insecurities and looking to others for cues of acceptance. Then as you […] Read more…

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