The Joy of Being a Woman in Her Seventies

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February 27, 2019 a project of ServiceSpace We carry accumulation of years in our bodies, and on our faces, but generally our real selves, the children inside, are innocent and shy as magnolias. - Maya Angelou - The Joy of Being a Woman in Her Seventies "When I told my friends I was writing a book on older women like us, they immediately protested, "I am not old." What they meant was that they didn't act or feel like the cultural stereotypes of women their age. Old meant bossy, useless, unhappy and in the way. Our country's ideas about old women are so toxic that almost no one, no matter her age, will admit she is old." Mary Pipher, a clinical psychologist and the celebrated author of Reviving Ophelia delves into the meaningful riches available to women as they age, counter to what mainstream cultural narrative suggests. { read more } Be The Change What relationship do you have with your age and the aging process? For more inspiration join this Saturday's Awakin Call with Mary Pipher: Women Navigating Life's Currents and Flourishing As We Age. More details and RSVP info here. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News One Teacher's Brilliant response to Columbine Are You Walking Through Life in an Underslept State? How Trauma Lodges in the Body When Someone Threw Coffee at My Face Turning Rain, Ice and Trees into Ephemeral Works Mary Oliver: Instructions for Living A Life 7 Simple Ways to Cultivate Comfort Mark Nepo: Where To Now? DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 244,910 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More