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Navigating the Return to Work: A Guide After a Long-Term Illness
By Guest Blogger: Sandra D. Polster Embarking on a journey back into the workforce after a long-term illness is a nuanced endeavor that requires careful planning and self-reflection. This transition demands a strategic approach that marries an honest assessment of your health with a proactive search for fulfilling employment. The aim is to find a professional path that respects your physical and mental well-being and aligns with your career aspirations. Golden Pen Empower Mature Health Blog shares more: Evaluating Your Health and Capacity The initial step towards reintegration into professional life necessitates thoroughly evaluating your current health status. Understanding persisting limitations is critical to identifying work environments and roles conducive…
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Achieve What You Want: Continued Education and Skill Development for Older Women
“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.”—Albert Einstein. Oh, how I love learning! Sometimes, I think I left my mother’s womb with a book in my hand. I can’t remember when I wasn’t engaged in learning something new and exciting. Yes, I’m a bookaholic, a bibliophile, and a literary addict! What about you? Are you an older woman wondering, “What now?” If you are in good health and free of childrearing, you can enhance your personal life by continuing your education and developing new skills. Skill development for older women is a valuable and empowering process that can enhance your personal life and make you happier…
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Pass On Your Knowledge Leave a Positive Legacy
“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.”—Pericles Grief. Meet Cynthia: “Mom passed away on May 12th. “My family came down for two weeks from South Carolina. They took me on a three-day vacation to Key West, Florida. I enjoyed it, but at the same time, my heart was breaking because my mom was not here with me. “I still cry every day. I try to avoid letting anyone see me cry, but the crying comes out of nowhere, and so does the sadness. “No one understands my feelings unless they have been through a similar experience…
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Body Art and Older Women
“I am a canvas of my experiences, my story is etched in lines and shading, and you can read it on my arms, my legs, my shoulders, and my stomach.”—Kat Von D (Note: In this article, tattoos and body art refer to the same thing.) Body art or tattoos are everywhere—so it seems. Rock stars, sports figures, fashion models, and movie stars flaunt them, proudly displaying tattoos on their shoulders, backs, hands, waists, and ankles. Why so popular? Body art is a form of self-expression, and it is something many older women are embracing. The Ancient Art of Tattooing Tattooing is a practice previously used. A 2022 article in the…
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How to Find Purpose in Your Job: 9 Steps
“Your work will fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.”—Steve Jobs One day at work, Marian stood up from her desk and screamed! The other workers scrambled from their cubicles to see what was wrong. Marian’s coworkers found her trembling uncontrollably, crying, and sniffing loudly. Almost in unison, her coworkers asked her what was going on.…
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Senior Women: Think Like an Entrepreneur
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” —Thomas A. Edison Not ready to retire? Sick and tired of age discrimination? What are some meaningful career goals that you would like to accomplish before you call it quits? Is owning a business high on your list? Perhaps you’re like many women who have tried and tried to find just the perfect opportunity for a business. But you’ve failed. But all is not lost. The youngest Boomer woman, born in 1964, turned 55 this year (2019). Most people hardly consider 55 as “old.” And even if you do think…
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Time: 4 Strategies to Invest Wisely
“Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.”—William Shakespeare “If only I had more time!” I’m sure you’ve said this often. In a sense, time is a universal leveler because the powerful and wealthy have no more of it than the poor and needy. Furthermore, neither the rich nor the poor can accumulate time. Time is the great equalizer and our greatest asset because once it’s gone, it’s gone. And you can’t get it back. You must learn to master your time and not be its slave. We must “invest” our time wisely. As Benjamin Franklin said: “Time is money.” Four Strategies to Invest Time Wisely In this…
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How Passion Leads to Success: You Are Never Too Old to Learn
“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.”—Oprah Winfrey “Success is the accomplishment of an aim or purpose.”—Oxford English Dictionary Are you aged 50? What about 60? Perhaps, you’re older than 70? No matter your age or career, passion is vital—it is the key to your success in work and life. I am a retired university instructor and an experienced family caregiver, caring for my husband 24/7, for three years, including three months in hospice at home. Caregiving is a challenging and very stressful job. But I felt nothing but gratitude for my ability to care for my husband myself during his long illness.…