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Snowed-In

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

We are snowed-in.  Twenty  inches makes for a beautiful winter wonderland.

The snowfall made me aware of how important it is to be flexible.  My weekend was planned with shopping, the grandkids coming to decorate the tree and spend the night, buying and mailing last minute presents and baking cookies.  Everything, except for baking cookies, had to be put on hold.

Instead, I decided to go with the flow and enjoy the snow and the warmth of our house. We watched a movie, shoveled snow-an endless task- and relaxed.  It made for a very pleasant day. I had to remind myself that whatever had to be done would get done just not as efficiently as I had it organized in my mind. In order not to be anxious about the undone tasks I literally have to tell myself to let it go.

I see flexibility as a conscious activity.  We have a choice to make: keep fretting or decide to accept what we cannot change and make the best of it.

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Vibrant After Fifty Blog Talk Radio Show

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Today’s radio show was again on strengthening emotional energy.  The focus was on establishing good boundaries.  In order to make the most of life after fifty we need energy and having strong boundaries frees us so we can make our dreams a reality.

Are you familiar with the  phrase: Circle of Confidence?  I think  it is a wonderful way of describing our boundaries.  The smaller our boundaries the less confidence we have and the larger our boundaries the more confidence we have. In actuality boundaries are imaginary lines that we have around ourselves.  They define us - where we start and where we end. For instance someone with weak boundaries will let others make decisions for him/her.  They will have trouble saying appropriate NOs and feel taken advantage of.

Three ways to increase the level of confidence:

1. Believe that you have a right to feel good about yourself.

2. Develop confidence by taking responsibility for yourself.

3. Allow others to help you build your level of confidence.

As  your confidence grows you will experience a change in the invisible boundary circle around you. You will trust yourself more and go after what you want.  You will follow through and make your second half of life  the best time of yur life.

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Blog Talk Radio Show

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Is it really possible that I have not blogged for almost a month? During part of that time I visited Finland and Estonia. In both places I connected with friends and family. One of the highlights was attending laulupidu (songfest) in Tallinn which takes place every 5 years.  There were over 24,000 singers dressed in colorful folk costume on the cavernous stage together.  Since my heritage is Estonian it was a great joy for me to be there. Twenty years ago the Estonian people had a spontaneous “singing revolution” which started the chain of events which led to Estonia regaining its independence in 1991 from Russia.

Now I am back to doing new exciting things business wise.  On July 16 I am launching my radio show: Vibrant After Fifty.  The show is for baby boomers and beyond who want to make this the best time of their life.  I will be sharing “how to” suggestions for recharging your life and renewing your spirit.

Most people when they reach their second half of life find themselves thinking about how they want to live the rest of their life.  This inward looking is part of that stage of life.  In order to keep growing and recharging ones life it is necessary to have energy.  We can get new energy in two ways: physical and emotional.  In this show I will focus on creating emotional energy for self growth.

In order to live vibrantly after fifty there are three things that we need in order to grow.

1.  Energy - for living fully

2.  A vision - which gives purpose for living

3. Action - in order to create the life we want

The VIBRANT AFTER FIFTY blog talk radio show  will be on Thursday, July 16 at 1 PM EDT. The call in number is: 347-884-8543. This is a weekly show held at the same time every Thursday.

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