Getting my hair cut is a rare occasion. For someone with pin-straight hair, there aren’t too many options. It’s either long and straight or short and straight- not a lot going on. But, on the bright side, my hair is thick, of fine texture, and has kept its natural blonde color. The newly acquired strands […]
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At long last, the grieving period for my 15-year-old, 235,000-mile-strong red van is over. This August she died while attempting to haul our youngest son and the contents of his college house back to campus. That van’s final act of kindness may have been that I was not the driver on her last voyage. To […]
If you’ve ever meandered through the sights and smells of a farmer’s market, you know half of the story. The other half is only discovered from the inside out. Being a vendor brings forth a remarkable vantage point, and a chance perhaps to bring forth a little inspiration. Ever since I experienced the unique taste […]
My husband has a post-career but preretirement job working as a monitor in the study halls, parking lot, cafeterias and hallways of a large high school with 3400 students. Everyday he packs his lunch and his smile. He loves this job, and it shows. In our 27 years of marriage, I’ve never seen him […]
I am excited about the future! Old ways are no longer relevant, and what is now occurring is open to so many possibilities. According to Dawna Markova in Spirituality & Health Magazine, there is a shift in mindset from being marketshare to being mindshare. In the marketshare model; people use power over others to win, […]
At any age it is difficult to find what makes your heart sing. You can experience it in fleeting moments, but often connecting these moments together so that you have clarity into what gives you the most joy, is difficult. According to author Whitney Johnson, there are four questions you should ask yourself: What skills […]
At 55 and Change, we promote taking risks, trying something new, and keeping up with the times. Difficult! Sometimes taking a risk is as simple as writing a story. So, here’s a little fiction story, just to pass the time! Blue Velvet By Amy Swen Click click, click click. The rhythmic tapping of our […]