Monday’s Muse – There Are No Strangers, Only People We’ve Yet to Meet
This project may seem a little strange at first blush. As part of the continuing series “On the Road,” Steve Hartman meets a New York photographer who asks strangers on the street to pose as though...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday for the Midlife Woman – October 2013
It’s Wordless Wednesday here on the Inner Affluence Blog. An opportunity to ‘read’ what’s framed within a photograph; to take just the briefest of moments to still yourself; to let yourself be open to...
View ArticleGratitude, Even (Especially) When It’s Hard to Imagine
Today’s guest post is by Sue Kearney, Chief Inspiration Officer at Magnolias West, a branding and web design practice. I have learned that there are two good times to write a gratitude list: When you...
View ArticleConversations That Matter Series for the Midlife Woman – Tea Silvestre, The...
As I moved into midlife, I experienced an uptake in my personal power, and an undeniable need to rid myself of any beliefs or expectations that were not authentically mine. I realized there needed to...
View ArticleMonday’s Muse for the Midlife Business Woman – The Freefall
From the vault… Although a realist, I pride myself on being a quixotic optimist. You know, the-glass-is-half-full kind of gal. Always tilting at windmills. Someone who is resilient and able to weather...
View ArticleConversations That Matter Series for the Midlife Woman – Isabel Parlett
As I moved into midlife, I experienced an uptake in my personal power, and an undeniable need to rid myself of any beliefs or expectations that were not authentically mine. I realized there needed to...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday for the Midlife Woman – November, 2013
It’s Wordless Wednesday here on the Inner Affluence Blog. An opportunity to ‘read’ what’s framed within a photograph; to take just the briefest of moments to still yourself; to let yourself be open to...
View ArticleForget New Year’s Resolutions: 13 Personal Intentions Midlife Women Can Make...
With 2014 just beginning, many of us are filled with those New Year’s resolutions we made to ourselves as we reflected on the close of another year. I’ve never been a fan of New Year’s resolutions...
View ArticleWould We Rather Starve Ourselves Than Learn to Live on Something Else?
Today’s guest post is by Gregory Anne Cox, author of Your Genes Do Not Determine the Size of Your Jeans “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” ~ Chinese Proverb...
View ArticleConversations That Matter Series for the Midlife Woman – Kelly Galea
As I moved into midlife, I experienced an uptake in my personal power, and an undeniable need to rid myself of any beliefs or expectations that were not authentically mine. I realized there needed to...
View ArticleThe Lies We Midlife Women Tell Ourselves
We were sitting on the front porch of the house I’d been renting since separating from Husband #2 four months earlier. It was casual conversation, laced with little jewels of familiarity and laughter....
View ArticleThis Midlife Woman Fired Herself Today
“Tell the negative committee that meets in your head to sit down and shut up.” – Ann Bradford I fired myself today. No two weeks notice. No severance package. No exit interview. I looked at myself in...
View ArticleMidlife Woman: Come Home to YourSELF
Carry your dream like a flame in a vessel Shoulders back Head held high One high-heeled step at a time Forward Always forward Your dream is fluid, constant, an evolution But it’s not a race Not a...
View ArticleMidlife Woman, You Can’t Own Someone Else’s Dreams
New year. New resolutions to commit to that you may or may not have been able to keep, that may go by the wayside before Valentine’s Day, followed by the inevitable guilt and brow-beating your Inner...
View ArticleChai Tea, Habits vs. Rituals, and a Two-Year Labor of Love
As I was sipping my Chai tea this morning and enjoying my morning ritual of reading poetry before I start my workday, I came across a quote by Mary Oliver: “The patterns of our lives reveal us. Our...
View ArticleFear is Boring, It’s a Drama Queen, a Diva
It’s a rainy Sunday here in Lexington. One of those cold, damp, dreary days that makes me want to curl up under a blanket with a hot cup of tea and watch a mini-marathon of Downton Abbey. It’s the...
View ArticleWorking Smarter, Not Harder Whether It’s Doing Laundry or Living Life
“I am participating in a VIN campaign for P&G. I am receiving a fee for posting, however, the opinions expressed in this post are my own. I am in no way affiliated with P&G and do not earn a...
View ArticleThis Midlife Woman Doesn’t Live There Anymore
I’m not sure if it’s because I found myself commenting recently on a friend’s Facebook post about how her life has changed as a result of her pending divorce, or if it’s because Thanksgiving harbors...
View ArticleThrough the Woods: Gratitude and a New Year
It’s a tradition born out of circumstance. I rise early New Year’s Eve morning, just the other side of dawn when the invisible sun burns beyond the dark, cold sky and the world has yet to fully awaken....
View ArticleWhy Resolutions Alone Aren’t The Answer, Midlife Woman
New year. New resolutions you’ve committed to that you may or may not be keeping, that may go by the wayside by Valentine’s Day, followed by the inevitable guilt and brow-beating your Inner Critic...
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