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Category Archives: Keeping Culture in Check

Midlife Watch List: Corsage

Corsage tells a story about what it feels like for a woman to become an age that society no longer appreciates, and it’s timeless.

Posted byLisaJanuary 29, 2023January 29, 2023Posted inKeeping Culture in Check, Media, MidlifeTags:emotional turmoil, resilience

Welcome Second Spring

Instinctively, I found myself looking for examples of women ages 50+ who were cutting new paths.

Posted byLisaDecember 19, 2022December 19, 2022Posted inKeeping Culture in Check, MidlifeTags:resilience, transition, trust, Work

Queens Don’t Bow to Culture

Midlife is a time to make way, to clear the path in our imaginations and hearts for the Queen.

Posted byLisaNovember 27, 2022November 27, 2022Posted inKeeping Culture in Check, MidlifeTags:DreamsLeave a comment on Queens Don’t Bow to Culture

Invisibility in Midlife

midlife invisibility

One out of three women report feelings of invisibility in midlife. This is not surprising. Midlife women are rarely featured in media or advertising, a missed opportunity since the same number also report greater financial freedom.

Posted byLisaAugust 7, 2022August 9, 2022Posted inKeeping Culture in Check, MidlifeTags:resilience, transition, trust1 Comment on Invisibility in Midlife

Recovering Hope

I’ve noticed, even in my neighborhood, shorter tempers and a lack of everyday civility toward others. I wonder: are we hopeless? And if so, how can we bring hope back?

Posted byLisaNovember 7, 2021May 31, 2022Posted inKeeping Culture in Check, Life transitions, Spirituality, Uncategorized1 Comment on Recovering Hope

Building and Re-building a Life

I delight when I see different disciplines intersecting along the same subject. The writers I’ve highlighted in this post reach for authentic well-being and happiness in work and life.

Posted byLisaOctober 2, 2021May 31, 2022Posted inKeeping Culture in Check, Life transitions, WorkTags:transition, Work

The Risk of Dreams

Dreams require risk.

To live authentically, to pursue truly one’s heart’s desire is the bravest act of all.

Posted byLisaAugust 9, 2021May 31, 2022Posted inKeeping Culture in Check, Life transitionsTags:Career, courage, Dreams, tiny changes, transition, Work

Courage in Uncertainty

As adults, we have the freedom to choose authenticity.

As adults, we have the freedom to choose authenticity. First comes awareness of an unhealthy attachment. Then comes a choice and movement. When you choose to be true to yourself, the passageway can feel incredibly lonely. But if you pay attention to this intrinsic knowing, a more authentic way will present itself.

Posted byLisaJuly 18, 2021May 31, 2022Posted inKeeping Culture in Check, Life transitionsTags:job change; quitting; courage; uncertainty

Finding Joy

brings us striking ideas and startling inner direction.

Joy shapes us in ways we can’t anticipate. It points us in directions we may not have considered. Joy brings us striking ideas and startling inner direction.

Posted byLisaJuly 5, 2021May 31, 2022Posted inKeeping Culture in Check, Life transitions, Simple pleasuresTags:blessings, joy, poetry, transition

Turn to Love

Despite the divisions we feel in our families and our communities, we want the same things at the end of the day: a life of our own making, a world that is safe for our children, and a mountain range to escape to sometimes in the summer.

Posted byLisaJune 14, 2021May 31, 2022Posted inFamily, Keeping Culture in Check, Simple pleasures

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