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Blooming Over 50 — Reinvention & Aging Well

Barb Ostapina

Weekly BloomLetters on midlife reinvention, aging well, and permission to bloom after 50, 60, 70...

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Free Won’t: Not saying “Yes” when your gut is saying “No”

Good Morning, Bloomer!

We can blame that old saber-toothed tiger and its ilk for why it’s so hard to say No.

They’re a big part of the reason we’re biologically wired for connection, cooperation, and community survival. Who wants to fight...

5 days ago
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The Timeless Art of Flubbing Forward

Good Morning, Bloomer!

Ever done something you thought was really, really good, only to discover it was actually not such a great idea?

That was me last week with BloomLetter #38.

In the spirit of imitation is the highest form of flatter...

12 days ago
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What do you say when they ask “How are you?”

Good Morning, Bloomer!

“How are you?”

Freeze frame. Ack! What should you say?

Do they care that your HOA board role is sucking the joy out of life? (Yes, that one’s mine.) Does it matter to them that your back surgery stopped helping and...

a month ago
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When the school bell no longer rings for you

Good Morning, Bloomer!

I stood with my back to a wall of middle school chalkboards looking out through nervous eyes at nine pairs of ambiguous ones.

Was that doubt I saw in some eyes? Determination? Defiance?

They’d been in “the system”...

a month ago
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Whispered Life Lessons from Dolly Parton

Good Morning, Bloomer!

I’m sad about Dolly Parton’s death this past week. But I doubt there’s anyone who didn’t pick up the live-with-love-and-kindness lesson from her life.

That icon of country music was the high-energy, larger-than-life...

a month ago
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    I'm all about growing older with style. Get inspired by my weekly BloomLetters on midlife reinvention, aging well, and permission to bloom after 50

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