Category Archives: Resilience

Life’s a trip!

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Blog Mavens

Monica, Age 71 This is the first time I’ve been on a blog. Since turning 70 last year, my health dramatically changed. In October, I fell and ended up with 2 injured shoulders. I am currently recuperating from rotator cuff … Continue reading →

Posted in 70candles, Attitudes about aging, Caretaking, Family matters, Our bodies, our health, Resilience | Tagged 70Candles, Aging, Compassion, elder women's choices, friendships, functional changes, Gratitude, health and fitness, Positive aging, Resilience, Women and aging, women's aging bodies | 7 Comments

So many life stories

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Blog Mavens

Suzanne, Age 69.5 How can a person share just one story when you’ve reached the ripe age of 70? “All roads lead to Rome” and each quarter of my life made me what I am now. In my 30’s, my … Continue reading →

Posted in 70candles, Family matters, Gratitude and Spirituality, Resilience, Share your story, Traveling, Where to live, Work life and retirement | Tagged 70Candles, elder women's choices, Gratitude, Resilience, Women and aging | 3 Comments

Retired in Florence

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Blog Mavens

Susan, Age 72 Four years ago, my husband, and my miniature goldendoodle dog, Luca, got on the Queen Mary and sailed to a new country, and a new life Italy. It was the reverse trip that my grandparents made over … Continue reading →

Posted in 70candles, Our bodies, our health, Resilience, Traveling, Where to live | Tagged 70Candles, elder women's choices, functional changes, Positive aging, retirement, where to live, Work life and retirement | 13 Comments

Movin’ on

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Blog Mavens

Patricia, Age 64 Hello from upstate NY. I am 64 yrs old. My husband passed away 18 months ago. I have no family here other than my daughter and her family. As much as I love them, they are very … Continue reading →

Posted in 70candles, Dealing with loss, Family matters, Goals ahead, Looking ahead, Older women connecting, Resilience, Where to live, Widows’ choices | Tagged 70Candles, elder women's choices, Family support, looking ahead, older women relocating, Resilience, where to live, Women and aging | 11 Comments

Positive Aging: What’s the Secret?

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Blog Mavens

Hello friends, Here’s a link for a webinar I created and presented with my daughter, Gabrielle for our mutual sorority’s Alumnae speaker series. It was a special and rare pleasure to have a project to share with her. It requires … Continue reading →

Posted in 70candles, Ageism anecdotes, Caretaking, Gratitude and Spirituality, Older women connecting, Resilience, Where to live, Work life and retirement | Tagged 70Candles, Aging, friendships, Gratitude, Positive aging, Resilience, Women and aging | 2 Comments

I cherish each birthday

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Blog Mavens

Janie, Almost 68 I have been looking for a blog to share with other women around my age for quite some time. Today I stumbled upon your site. How wonderful, I loved reading the stories so far. I am in … Continue reading →

Posted in 70candles, Looking ahead, Networking, Older women connecting, Our bodies, our health, Resilience | Tagged 70Candles, Aging, functional changes, Older women connecting, Positive aging, Women and aging | Leave a comment

Unquenchable desire for Ongoingness

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Blog Mavens

Roseann, Almost 70 I will be 70 years old tomorrow…Jan. 5, 1948 was my entrance into this world… I just found this site, through the gift of the book “70 Things to Do When You Turn 70.” I work 28 hours … Continue reading →

Posted in 70candles, About turning 70, Goals ahead, Gratitude and Spirituality, Looking ahead, Networking, Older women connecting, Resilience | Tagged 70Candles, About turning 70, elder women's choices, friendships, Gratitude, looking ahead, Positive aging, What to do with our time, Women and aging | 17 Comments

Positive Aging: A dialog with the authors

Posted on November 19, 2017 by Blog Mavens

The Taos Institute, purveyors of the Positive Aging Newsletter, and publishers of three books about aging well, recently hosted a week-long online chat and webinar. The books are 70Candles! Women Thriving in Their 8th Decade, (Giddan & Cole), Retiring But … Continue reading →

Posted in 70 from other perspectives: looking forward and looking back, 70candles, Ageism anecdotes, Dealing with loss, Family matters, Financial Challenges, Grandparenting, Gratitude and Spirituality, HUMOR, Men aging, Networking, Older women connecting, Resilience, Share your story, Work life and retirement | Tagged 70Candles, Aging, elder women's choices, Family support, friendships, functional changes, Gratitude, health and fitness, looking ahead, Loss, Men aging, Positive aging, What to do with our time, Women and aging, Work life and retirement | 1 Comment

Mark your calendar! Dialogue with the authors online

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Blog Mavens

POSITIVE AGING: A WEEK IN DIALOGUE WITH THE AUTHORS JANE GIDDAN, ELLEN COLE, AND MARY GERGEN November 6 – 10, 2017 Posted by Dawn Dole, Taos Institute Monday – Thursday, November 6-10, we will engage in conversation online in a … Continue reading →

Posted in 70candles, Caretaking, Dealing with loss, Grandparenting, Looking ahead, Networking, Older women connecting, Resilience, Where to live, Work life and retirement | Tagged 70Candles, Aging, elder women's choices, Positive aging, What to do with our time, Women and aging | 3 Comments

Up from Down Under

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Blog Mavens

Eleanor, Age 69 I live in Adelaide, South Australia. For the first 21 years of my life I lived in a religious cult. I was born into that cult. When I left I walked into a huge social change taking … Continue reading →

Posted in 70candles, About turning 70, Our bodies, our health, Resilience, Share your story | Tagged 70Candles, About turning 70, Aging, elder women's choices, Positive aging, Resilience, What to do with our time, Women and aging | 4 Comments