It’s Never Too Late to Fall in Love!
Evelyn De Wolfe has had an adventurous life and a fulfilling career; born and raised in Brazil, she left at twenty-one, traveled the world, became an author and a journalist, ultimately settling in southern California where for forty years she worked for the L. A. Times. Widowed for 14 years, she had grown children, grandchildren, and a full life. She was in good health and living contentedly in Hollywood, California. “What better place to be at eighty-two,” she writes, in her book Five Honeymoons, A True Love Story. Then she received a...
read moreDarlene Love: An Unlikely Late Bloomer
With her powerhouse voice and dynamo energy Darlene Love is one of the all time great singers. She is also one of the greatest Late Bloomers although an unusual one since from a young age she seemed to be headed straight for stardom. While still in high school producer Phil Spector invited her to join a little known girls group called The Blossoms. By the time she was twenty, in the early sixties, she was singing lead on such monster hits as “He’s a Rebel” and “He’s Sure the Boy I Love” except nobody knew...
read moreYour Hidden Symmetry
Here’s some inspiration from Jean Haner, author of The Wisdom of the Face, The Wisdom of Your Child’s Face, and her new book, Your Hidden Symmetry. “We’ve been talking about the design for each decade of your life and now we’re up to your 60s! In Chinese culture, turning 60 is the single most important birthday of your life, considered to be the completion of one full life cycle, when you are now freed of old responsibilities and can move forward in a new way! This decade is a phase where you feel revitalized, with a new...
read moreHappiness Peaks at 65!
Yes, happiness Peaks at 65! Sonja Lyubomirsky is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California and author of The How of Happiness. In her book she describes a 22-year study that was done with about 2,000 healthy veterans of World War 2 and the Korean War which revealed that life satisfaction actually increased over the course of these men’s lives, peaked at age 65, and didn’t start significantly declining until age 75. So if you’re not happy at 30 or 40; don’t give up and don’t rush. There’s still time.
read moreSex and The City for Seniors
Can you imagine Sex and the City’s famous gal pals Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda at 70? Well Barbara Rose Booker could and wrote a book about it. The Viagra Diaries didn’t meet with immediate success. The first publisher Barbara Rose approached wouldn’t even read the manuscript. “A novel about a 70-year old woman who has sex and makes a career for herself? That’s simply disgusting.” Other publishers responded pretty much the same way. Barbara Rose soldiered on and published it herself. The initial...
read moreSearching For Sugar Man: A Resurrection Story
The documentary, Searching For Sugar Man, is more than just a film; it’s a tale of redemption and resurrection; it’s a Chiron story, the phoenix rising, and the ultimate hero’s journey. Rodriguez was a twenty-eight year old singer-song writer in Detroit playing in a seedy nightclub called the Sewer. It was in the late 60’s and his Dylan-esque voice and haunting lyrics impressed local producers with ties to Motown. He got a record deal and in 1970 he recorded his first album, Cold Fact. It sold six copies. He should...
read moreSome Thoughts on Aging
One of the many things I love about the Sun magazine is that it’s always introducing me to fascinating, new people; authors, poets, activists, and regular people who write with great heart and soul. I didn’t know who Michael Meade was until last November when the Sun published an interview with him; now he is one of my favorite writers! Storyteller, mythologist, and author, Michael Meade uses song, story, and mythology to help people discover their inner wisdom and inherent gifts. His latest book is Fate and Destiny. He believes...
read moreLate Bloomers Part 2
The other kind of late bloomer undertakes many different jobs and may seem to be a dilettante as he or she gathers a variety of experiences and skills. Theirs is a circuitous route full of detours and delays and yet eventually it all comes together. In the end the various skills and talents they have acquired turn out to be exactly what they needed for their particular mission in life although no one could have predicted it, least of all themselves. Frank McCourt is a great example and one of my favorite late bloomers; he didn’t even...
read moreLate Bloomers
Late Bloomers are a special breed and often misunderstood. They can appear ridiculous to the rest of the world as they pursue some private dream or else bounce from one profession to another. In the end they have a longer road and a tougher climb for their journey requires tremendous faith, courage, and an iron will to keep going, especially when there’s no tangible success or positive feedback. In a way they are like the stubborn, dogged blooms that grow in unlikely places under harsh conditions; they are the desert flowers, the...
read moreThoughts on Aging
The Coming of Light, By Mark Strand Even this late it happens: the coming of love, the coming of light. You wake and the candles are lit as if by themselves, stars gather, dreams pour into your pillows, sending up warm bouquets of air. Even this late the bones of the body shine and tomorrow’s dust flares into breath. SOME THOUGHTS ON GETTING OLDER Everything takes me longer these days. Just getting out of the apartment, doing chores, completing my work, making plans, keeping promises. There are so many distractions. I...
read moreVirginia Bell, writer/astrologer
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