October 2020: Ageism

“Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt Reading Eleanor Roosevelt’s story is a reminder of the power of this truth. She was born into a socialite family in New York City. She later married Theodore Roosevelt who became the President of […]

Works of art

30 Oct, 2020 in October 2020: Ageism tagged Eleanor Roosevelt / womenempoweringwomen / womensrights by Kelley

I find it interesting the way that language evolves and the way that the word ‘adult’ has moved from a noun to a verb. I love all the memes about “just can’t adult today” because I feel those things. Like the one that reads: “I hate when I’m waiting for […]

I just can’t adult today

26 Oct, 2020 in October 2020: Ageism tagged journey / parenting / personal growth by Jodie McCarthy

I watched the movie “I Am Woman” and wept. I cried at the storyline, her courage and ultimately, her stepping out of the chaos and struggle. It was all too much. And then recently I read that Helen Reddy has passed away after a five-year battle with dementia. It feels […]

Hear me roar

23 Oct, 2020 in October 2020: Ageism tagged community / Helen Reddy / womanhood by Kelley

The blessing of life now lies in the realisation that life is not over but beginning again in a whole new way. Sister Joan Chittister Ageing doesn’t have to be a great disappearing act. Ageing can be a great discovery act. The discovery of wisdom, the discovery of freedom, the […]

Ten Blessings of Ageing

19 Oct, 2020 in October 2020: Ageism tagged #blessingsofageing / #midlifeunravelling / #perspective / #reinvention by Elaine Fraser

I wrote this poem for an International Women’s Day event earlier this year, but it fits so well into our current topic of Ageism. Mirror, mirror on the wall,look at me, getting so tall.My tiny nose, my cheeky bum,I hope I grow up just like Mum. Mirror, mirror, what’s up […]

Mirror, Mirror

16 Oct, 2020 in October 2020: Ageism tagged poem / self-compassion / self-image by Jodie McCarthy

Age has given me what I was looking for my entire life – it has given me me . It has provided time and experience and failures and triumphs and time-tested friends who have helped me step into the shape that was waiting for me. I fit into me now. I have […]

Wisdom from 80-year-old me

12 Oct, 2020 in October 2020: Ageism tagged life experience / no regrets / wisdom by Em Hazeldean