Women's Issues Midlife And Beyond
“Service, in short, is not what you do, but who you are.” –Betsy Sanders Is fabulous customer service a memory? A once caring corpse trampled by indifference? Still around, but on slow-drip life support? Are we so used to being treated with a “take it or leave it” attitude that we accept poor service as normal? Well, I’m inviting… Read More
“They told me ‘advertising is for dreams, not reality, and women dream to be young.’ That was their reasoning. It’s wrong of course. Not all women want to be blonde, thin, and young. But that’s the image companies want to sell. And you always have to fight it.” –Isabella Rossellini, on being sacked by Lancome I guess I’m odd. I… Read More
Beads of sweat formed on my brow. I was under extreme pressure and any former moments of glory faded like watercolors in the rain. (Thank you, Al Stewert, for that line.) Was I competing in an Olympic event? Um, no. Was I performing in front of millions? Nuh uh. Waaay more pressure than that. I.Was. Making. Pickles. So what? So… Read More
The waitress studied us with eyes full of curiosity. My sister and I were “out of towners” ordering drinks. Alcoholic drinks. At lunchtime. I looked around the room and noted most of the diners appeared to be locals in varying stages of life and work. Unlike us, however, they had ordered coffee, iced tea, or pop to go with their… Read More
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” ― Mark Twain Please don’t get mad, but I don’t remember the source of the article that inspired this blog. Essentially, it implied we are becoming a nation of anger addicts. Too many… Read More
When life bucks you off, how do you get back on? What resolve lets you shriek with joy because you are in the race and not on the sidelines? How did you turn a seeming failure–or failures– into something extraordinary? Please share.
