By Operating On The Principle Of Human

The Work Of Adult Life Is Not Easy. As In Childhood, Each Step Presents Not Only New Tasks Of Development But Requires A Letting Go Of The Techniques That Worked Before. With Each Passage Some Magic Must Be Given Up, Some Cherished Illusion Of Safety And Comfortably Familiar Sense Of Self Must Be Cast Off, To Allow For The Greater Expansion Of Our Distinctiveness.

My Mother Had Demonstrated That The Best Way To Defeat The Numbing Ambivalence Of Middle Age Is To Surprise Yourself - By Pulling Off Some Cartwheel Of Thought Or Action Never Even Imagined At A Younger Age.

A Seasoned Woman Is Spicy. She Has Been Marinated In Life Experiences. Like A Complex Wine, She Can Be Alternately Sweet, Tart, Sparkling, Mellow. She Is Both Maternal And Playful. Assured, Alluring, And Resourceful.

If We Don't Change, We Don't Grow. If We Don't Grow, We Aren't Really Living.

The Delights Of Self-discovery Are Always Available.