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MEMORIES - A GIFT OR A BANE?

29/3/2018

As we grow older it is generally accepted that we will start to lose some memory, (if not all of it), and there will be many reawakened memories of the past which will be more vivid than the recent present.
Why would this be so, and can we break this pattern and bring a vital, vibrant, present livingness to each moment in the last years of our lives?

agEING GRACEFULLY

30/12/2017

It is widely reported in the media that women often fear the onset of menopause – considering it to be the start of a slippery downhill slope into old age and obscurity – because with menopause often comes the idea that loss of sex appeal and attractiveness is mandatory. And this can be particularly painful for women to contemplate: the loss of their physical beauty and with that their desirability.

AGELESS WISDOM AND PLAYFULNESS

30/11/2017

The whole age thing cracks me up. That is cracks me up as in has me laughing, not cracks me up as in lines on my face. What regularly gets me laughing is comments from others that make me aware that they must see me as being old or of a certain age. It brings home to me the fact that I don’t experience myself in that way and the amusement is at the absurdity of it all.

THE JOY OF COMMUNITY SINGING

31/10/2017

I’ve never been what you would call a singer, I never joined a choir, I never sang in public. I was one of those people who used to lip sync ‘happy birthday’ for fear someone would hear me actually singing and tell me ‘that I was singing off key.’ I never sang around the house, not even in the shower. As I got older, I could see how others were really enjoying singing, particularly in a group.

WHY I LOVE BEING IN MY SIXTIES

31/10/2017

I always felt life was a struggle. My energy levels were never high, with only fleeting moments of feeling energised. At 16 years of age I began to have a thyroid condition and a goitre was already evident at that time. I was tired, lacking energy and motivation. I also became aware that I was depressed. I didn’t seek help because of the shame of having a mental illness.

BEING HONEST ABOUT MY AGE

29/9/2017

As women have we ever been non-transparent about our age?
I have never liked telling others my age, not because I feel old, but because I do not live under the control of how the world tells me I have to be, or look, at a certain age. For example, I once had a phone conversation with a lady, and whilst we had never met, she knew a bit about my background.

A WOMAN GETTING OLDER BUT GROWING YOUNGER

1/8/2017

When I was 22 my mother turned 60. This birthday milestone of turning 60 seemed such a long way away and it seemed so old. But today having arrived, after a journey of many challenges, at the wonderful age of 67 I do not feel old. In fact, I am feeling younger every day, and do not consider myself old in the least, although I am sure that others around me do, as they remind me of this fact every now and then.

THE JOY OF EMBRACING TECHNOLOGY AS WE AGE

30/5/2017

After the book ‘The Joy of Ageing, Esoterically’ was launched, the editors realised that a website was needed to sell the book online and also to expand on the topics raised in the book. They invited a group of older women (most in their seventies) from the Northern Rivers in NSW to form a team to develop a website. We all embarked on a steep learning curve in order to get to launch.

LIVING AN HARMONIOUS LIFE IN OUR EIGHTIES

31/3/2017

My husband and I have found that to live a truly harmonious way of life in our eighties requires us to be responsible for the quality of the lives we lead. Twenty-five years ago we moved from Sydney to the Northern Rivers area of NSW. My husband had stopped his full time work and we decided to make a sea change. It was wonderful to live in the country again, with fresh clean air, green fields and to also be near the ocean.

TWO HEARTS

27/12/2016

A very dear friend and myself were very kindly gifted a present each for Christmas by an elderly gentleman, who we had come to know, love, and care for. I accompanied my friend when she went to purchase her gift. She was given a price limit, which was considerable, and also she was not to limit herself by looking at the price. She was to choose what she really felt drawn to and wanted.

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Photos copyright © by the photographers: Alan Johnston, Clayton Lloyd, Dean Whitling, Desiree Delaloye, Iris Pohl, Steffi Henn, Steve Leca ,
Shannon Everest, Matt Paul, Gayle Cue

MEMORIES - A GIFT OR A BANE?

agEING GRACEFULLY

AGELESS WISDOM AND PLAYFULNESS

THE JOY OF COMMUNITY SINGING

WHY I LOVE BEING IN MY SIXTIES

BEING HONEST ABOUT MY AGE

A WOMAN GETTING OLDER BUT GROWING YOUNGER

THE JOY OF EMBRACING TECHNOLOGY AS WE AGE

LIVING AN HARMONIOUS LIFE IN OUR EIGHTIES

TWO HEARTS

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